Johnny Vegas delivered food parcels to vulnerable people in his Lancashire hometown of St Helens, Lancashire on Thursday, amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The comedian, 49, wore protective blue latex gloves as he carried boxes filled with essential food items, such as cereal and eggs, to various homes in the town.
The Still Open All Hours star donned a casual ensemble for his busy day, clad in a black tee and matching joggers teamed with trainers.
Good deed: Johnny Vegas delivered food parcels to vulnerable people in his Lancashire hometown of St Helens, Lancashire on Thursday, amid the coronavirus lockdown
He completed his look with a black baseball cap as he delivered the vital packages.
The star was delivering both food and medicine to St Helens’ most vulnerable but took to Twitter on Thursday to support Captain Tom Moore, 99, whose charity walk has raised more than £14million for the NHS.
He wrote: ‘Have an important errand to run so will miss @captaintommoore’s monumental achievement this morning. What an inspiration.
‘Thank you Tom for helping safeguard our vital NHS as you did our country. To paraphrase @StevePrescott1 “What the mind believes, the body achieves”.’
Selfless: The comedian, 49, wore protective blue latex gloves as he carried boxes filled with essential food items, such as cereal and eggs, to various homes in the town
Vital: The Still Open All Hours star donned a casual ensemble for his busy day, clad in a black tee and matching joggers teamed with trainers
Casual: He completed his look with a black baseball cap as he delivered the vital packages
Thumbs up: Johnny showed off his newly shaved head as he got delivering the parcels
Off we go: The star looked focused as he headed into the sunshine to deliver the parcels
Last month Johnny’s unlikely pal Russell Crowe revealed the comedian would be delivering food and medicine to people in need of help in his home town.
The bearded New Zealander shared a video on Twitter, relaying a message from Vegas, who comes from the Merseyside town, asking for people who need assistance to call a helpline.
He said: ‘G’day folks, how are you doing? This is a message on behalf of my old mate Johnny Vegas.
Kind: The star is determined to help residents out in his hometown
Vital: The food packages contained essentials such as eggs and mushrooms
Off we go: Johnny was hard at work as he delivered the food parcels
‘If you’re in the St Helens area and you’re having trouble getting food deliveries from your local supermarket, if you’re NHS staff, a key worker, elderly, isolating, vulnerable, call this number – O1744 881881.
‘The Steve Prescott Foundation and the Blackbrook rugby league team have set up a delivery service and they can help you out, they can pick up your shopping, they can maybe even pick up your medicine.
‘One of the delivery workers is going be Johnny Vegas though, so expect to lose every second or third biscuit.”
Support: Last month Johnny’s unlikely pal Russell Crowe revealed the comedian would be delivering food and medicine to people in need of help in his home town
Helping out: The bearded New Zealander shared a video on Twitter, relaying a message from his friend asking for people who need assistance to call a helpline
Getting involved: Vegas was born and raised in Merseyside town St Helens, and is desperate to help its residents out during a time of national crisis
He finished with an impression of Vegas.
The post prompted a wave of responses from fans, with one commenting: ‘I’m about 10 minutes from St. Helens right now, I want to meet Johnny Vegas (as long at the PG Tips monkey is with him).’
Referring to Hollywood star Crowe’s surprising friendship with Vegas, another added: ‘Russell Crowe doing a PSA for Johnny Vegasfood delivery in St Helens UK, will remain one of the best and most surreal #lockdown moments. What a champ!’
Surprised: The post prompted a wave of responses from fans,with many admitting they were taken aback by Crowe’s unexpected friendship with Vegas
Evidently on the same page, a third added: ‘Since when have Russell Crowe and Johnny Vegas been mates.’
While a fourth quipped: ‘If Johnny Vegas is really your mate how come you didn’t give him a role in Master and Commander?’
The Steve Prescott Foundation raises funds for the Christie Cancer Hospital, Try Assist Fund & SPF Special Causes Fund.
Main man: Crowe was happy to help old friend Vegas by reaching out to his Twitter followers on Tuesday morning