Christopher Eccleston admits life in lockdown made him realise how ‘privileged’ he is for having ‘a house and money in the bank’ as he pledges to help the homeless
Christophre Eccleston has said lockdown made him realise how ‘privileged’ he is as he pledged to help the homeless by becoming a Big Issue Ambassador.
The Doctor Who star, 56, spoke candidly about the topic on Tuesday’s edition of Lorraine, as he said he felt lucky to have ‘a house, a garden, money in the bank’ when the coronavirus crisis began.
Explaining how he wants to help the homeless, Christopher said: ‘Everyone in my family is getting a year’s subscription to Big Issue.
Doing his part: Christopher Eccleston admitted on Tuesday’s Lorraine that life in lockdown made him realise how ‘privileged’ he is as he pledged to help the homeless
‘Vendors are not able to get out on the streets. Big Issue has launched a Christmas appeal and they’ve asked me to be an ambassador.
‘My experience of the lockdown drove home to me how privileged I am. I’ve got a house, a garden, money in the bank.
‘What we’re going to see in a year or two are the effects of this pandemic. We’re going to see more people pushed out onto the street. The Big Issue is going to become an even bigger issue.’
Honest: Christopher said he felt lucky to have ‘a house, a garden, money in the bank’ when the coronavirus crisis began, and so he has now become a Big Issue Ambassador
Issue: He explained, ‘What we’re going to see in a year or two are the effects of this pandemic. We’re going to see more people pushed out onto the street’
Christopher added: ‘If you’re living as a homeless person, dignity, the self-support of selling Big Issue has been taken away.
‘It’s been taken away in London because we’re now in Tier 3. People are unable to pay their rent.’
Christopher spoke to host Lorraine Kelly from inside his car as he prepared to go record audio adventures as the Ninth Doctor, in his first return to the role of The Doctor since his departure in 2005.
Difficult situation: Christopher added: ‘If you’re living as a homeless person, dignity, the self-support of selling Big Issue has been taken away… People are unable to pay their rent’
On location: Christopher spoke from inside his car as he prepared to record audio adventures as the Ninth Doctor, in his first return to the role of The Doctor since his departure in 2005
He explained: ‘That’s why I’m in a car park, I’m on my way to do the second day of recording the audio adventures of the ninth doctor.’
Lorraine asked if his foray into audiobooks will be a sign of a potential return to the show in the future, but he was adamant it wasn’t going to happen.
Christopher hit back: ‘That’s what I’m doing at the moment in audio form. I know what you’re getting at Lorraine, when hell freezes over!’
Not happening: Lorraine asked if his foray into audiobooks was a sign of a potential return to the show, but he was adamant it wasn’t going to happen as he said: ‘when hell freezes over’