Shannon here again. Here’s an interview about Jemma becoming involved in the 24-hour famine campaign. Jemma met with Eleanor Tomlinson from ‘Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging’. I also added one LQ photo courtesy of This Is Hull and East Riding and 4 *exclusive* photographs straight from Jemma’s family themselves. Plug; the girls met in Lempicka Cafe, Beverly. Cafe owner is Aletia Kent. If you’re in the area, check it out.

Beverley film actresses Eleanor Tomlinson, 16, and 14-year-old Jemma McKenzie-Brown have met up for the first time. Eleanor, who landed a part in the film Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging, also plays an ambassadorial role for Christian Aid charity World Vision.

She is fronting the organisation’s 24-hour famine campaign to encourage young people to raise funds by being sponsored to give up something important to them for the day.

Beverley High School pupil Eleanor said: “It was great to meet Jemma for the first time, although I’m surprised it has not happened before because we have so many connections. Although we both hail from Beverley, we also have a lot in common through our work in the performing arts and film industry, and she is also a lovely person. World Vision’s 24-hour famine campaign is also dear to my heart, and I was delighted when Jemma said she would like to get involved and give something up for a day.”

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Eleanor, who landed a part in the Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging, also plays an ambassadorial role for Christian Aid charity World Vision.

She is fronting the organisation’s 24-hour famine campaign to encourage young people to raise funds by being sponsored to give up something important to them for the day.

Beverley High School pupil Eleanor said: “It was great to meet Jemma for the first time, although I’m surprised it has not happened before because we have so many connections. Although we both hail from Beverley, we also have a lot in common through our work in the performing arts and film industry, and she is also a lovely person.

‘World Vision’s 24-hour famine campaign is also dear to my heart, and I was delighted when Jemma said she would like to get involved and give something up for a day.”

Eleanor, of Albert Terrace, Beverley, has just returned from a heart-wrenching trip to India as part of her role to promote the campaign.

The young actress visited Jaipur to meet young people involved in the sex trade.

She said: “It was unbelievable, an amazing experience.

“But it was also very hard to deal with, seeing those in dire poverty. I feel I’m wiser for the experience.”

Money raised through sponsorship from the campaign will help young people caught up in the sex industry in India by providing medicine and educating them about the risks associated with HIV and Aids.

Eleanor added: “The event is something all young people can get involved in by giving up a favourite thing for the day, like chocolate or even their mobile phone.”

Jemma, of Poplars Way, Beverley, who appeared in the Disney blockbuster High School Musical 3, said: “It was brilliant to meet up with Eleanor. We had a lot to talk about as both of us are Beverley girls. We talked about our experiences in the movie industry.

“I liked the idea of supporting the 24-hour famine event. I have not yet decided what I will be giving up for the day, but it will be something really good.”