The lingerie model and Transformers star visited the capital Phnom Penh with UNICEF
Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has shown her support for this summer’s SoccerAid match at Old Trafford as she made an emotional trip to visit children living in shocking slum conditions in Cambodia.
The former Victoria’s Secret Angel and Transformers star travelled to the capital Phnom Penh with UNICEF, which organises the biannual charity football match to help fund its work with children around the world.
The 26-year-old Devon beauty said: “I’ve been so inspired by the children I’ve met on my first day in Cambodia, despite the conditions they live in.
“It was heartbreaking to meet a mum whose baby daughter died from diarrhoea when she was just six months old because of the sewage and dirty conditions.
“When children get ill here, they don’t always have access to medicine or clean water to be able to get better.”
Rosie's trip will be featured in an appeal film to be broadcast alongside the match when it is televised live on Sunday June 8.
Urging fans to buy tickets, she said: “I was shocked to learn that around 50 children under the age of five die every day in Cambodia from diseases that can be easily prevented, like diarrhoea.
“Yet it costs so little to help save a child’s life. That’s why I’m supporting UNICEF’s vital work through Soccer Aid, and you can too.”
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley visits children in Cambodian slums ahead of Soccer Aid 2014 at Old Trafford
Two star-studded squads of football legends and celebrities will compete in the electrifying football match all in aid of UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation.
Two star-studded squads of football legends and celebrities will battle it out on the pitch, including Oldham -born Take That star Mark Owen, ex- Corrie actor Bradley Walsh and Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness, from Bolton .
They will join celebrities including Homeland actor Damian Lewis, Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, singer Olly Murs and comedians John Bishop and Jack Whitehall on the England team, captained by UNICEF ambassador Robbie Williams.
True Blood’s Stephen Moyer and presenters Ben Shephard and Jamie Theakston will also play for the home squad.
They will be up against the Rest of the World side, captained by Welsh actor and UNICEF supporter Michael Sheen.
The team welcomes the return of Shameless star James McAvoy and chef Gordon Ramsay alongside Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, comedian Patrick Kielty, and American new boy, Man v Food presenter Adam Richman.
English football legends signed up so far include former United player Teddy Sheringham and sometime Manchester City keeper David Seaman alongside Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher.
Ex-United stars Edwin van der Sar and Jaap Stam are confirmed to appear for The Rest of the World, with many more high-profile names soon to be announced.
World class referees Mark Clattenburg and Howard Webb will be keeping the celebrities in line as they battle it out to win the trophy.
X Factor host Dermot O’Leary and Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher will be reporting on the action from the pitchside after a show presented by Cat Deeley in the players’ lounge ahead of kick-off.
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