There’s no stopping the ice bucket challenge, as more and more celebrities throw buckets of ice cold water on their heads on camera.
The challenge, in aid of ALS or motor neurone disease as it’s known in the UK, has enjoyed considerable support from a whole raft of celebrities. The likes of David Beckham and Lady Gaga have now been joined by the creator of the Game of Thrones saga, George RR Martin, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and even Kermit the Frog.
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer chose to speak about a person they knew who suffered from ALS before taking part in the challenge while Patrick Stewart remained dry by writing a cheque donation to the cause and using his ice for a spot of whiskey instead.
As for Cumberbatch – not content with taking the challenge once, he’s shown absolutely drenched in cold water four times in total.
So far the challenge has raised almost $80m (£48m) for the ALS Association in the US. It has raised at least £250,000 for the UK-based Motor Neurone Disease Association.
We’ve already rounded up past celebrity challenges and they keep rolling in. So here are 10 more celebrity ice bucket challenges you may have missed:
George RR Martin
Amanda Palmer
Neil Gaiman
Kate Moss
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tina Fey
Victoria Beckham
Kermit the frog
Naomi Campbell
Patrick Stewart
Anthony Carbajal
And as a final note, here’s one ice bucket challenge video you may want to watch as a reminder of why everyone is dumping cold water over their heads.
Anthony Carbajal isn’t a celebrity – he is a US-based photographer who was diagnosed with ALS five months ago aged just 26. After a light-hearted take on the challenge, the 26-year-old is incredibly candid about what life is like when you are diagnosed with ALS and the fear you have when your family members suffer from the disease too.