GOSH spoke exclusively to comedian Jack Whitehall ahead of Channel 4’s Comedy Gala.

The Comedy Gala at London’s O2 Arena is benefitting Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

What motivated you to get involved with the gala?
It’s something great to get involved in. The opportunity to do something that helps such a great hospital is something you’d never even think about turning down.

Do you have any connections to GOSH at all?
Not really. Well, I went to school with Jane Collins’ daughter and I heard she works here. What does she do? [ed. – we told Jack that Jane Collins was the Chief Executive of GOSH].
Oh wow! I did a speech at her daughter’s birthday… so I guess she owes me one!

What are you thoughts on the comedy gala benefitting GOSH?
I think it’s great that the comedy gala is benefitting GOSH. It’s a great cause.

What do you do to stay fit?
I play five-a-side football but I’m not very good to be honest. I also run. In fact, I go for runs with my mum down the Hammersmith. She’s not as fast as me though – I set the pace.

What are your top tips for looking and feeling good?
Five-a-day. It’s all about the five-a-day isn’t it? Actually, my tip is to cheat a bit – but in a good way – like have two smoothies and be done for the week.If I’m going to be completely honest sometimes I don’t always manage to have my five-a-day and I feel bad, but I soon get over it.

Have you ever had to stay in hospital? How was it?
I haven’t had to stay in hospital but my dad has. He had a stomach illness, the same one as [comedian] Stewart Lee, and he was in for three weeks. His illness meant he didn’t each much of his food so I did. It was rank.
Oh, and my sister was in for shingles once. We both had it but she had it really bad. She still has scars from it.
I think shingles is the worst illness to get – not because it is bad but because it sounds so fun: ‘shingles’. It sounds like it’s a joke. It should be a comedy illness

What is your advice to children and young people who have health problems?
Be nice to your mum. You need your mum to look after you when you are ill. They’re really important when you are ill so you need to look after them.

Would you have liked a health website written specifically teenagers when you were younger?
Yeah, there were, but it’s good to see that there are things like that are out there.

Do you have any other health advice you’d like to share?
Get your five-a-day!

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