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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Johnny Depp and Sir Ringo Starr are among the huge names featured on a new song in aid of Fatima Whitbread's children's charity

    The 63-year-old Olympic-winning former world champion javelin thrower has setup a non-profit to help children living in care after she herself was left abandoned as a baby


    The song 'Take My Hand' will help raise funds for Fatima's UK Campaign charity and will be played at the retired Olympian's One Voice Summit at Guildhall in London, which takes place between April 23 and 24.

    Hollywood star Depp provided the guitar, The Who's Pete Townshend is on bass, and Sir Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey are on percussion.

    The voices of Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder and actress Samantha Morton can also be heard.

    The collaboration came to be after Whitbread - who also sings on the song - and Ryder grew close after appearing on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' in 2023.

    As quoted by BBC News, Essex, Whitbread said: "I am using my lived experience and my Olympic title to bring things together.

    "All of them were really happy to come on board and incredibly supportive of what I'm trying to do, highlighting unacceptable outcomes for children in care."

    The song was penned in just three days by Harrison James, 21, who drew from his parents' experiences of looking after children in care.

    Whitbread added: "Children are our future; if we can invest in them from a very young age it will help to shape who and what they become in society."

    She continued: "It's all about building happier and healthier tomorrows and stronger communities and putting these young people on an unstoppable path of reaching their goals and realising their dreams."

    More than 80,000 children are currently in care in the UK.

    Townshend and Starkey appearing on a song together comes hot off the heels of the news that the latter has quit The Who.

    The 59-year-old drummer has parted ways with Roger Daltrey and Townshend after almost 30 years following their two Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall last month.

    A spokesperson for the 'Pinball Wizard' group said: "The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak after this round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall. They have nothing but admiration for him and wish him the very best for his future."

    The statement came a few days after Starkey himself suggested Daltrey wanted to get rid of him because he was unhappy with his "overplaying" during the gigs.

    'Take My Hand' is available now via all major streaming platforms.

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

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