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Sarah Lamptey MBE is a presenter, DJ, actor and ShowerBox charity founder, most recently seen on BBC’s Morning Live and Sunday Morning Live.
In 2018, while volunteering at a winter shelter she witnessed the demand for showers in the UK for people facing homelessness, as they have in other parts of the world. Indeed, as they used to have here. She has published an article on this on HuffPost, exploring how powerfully transformative a shower can be and the positive impact of feeling good about yourself, both physically and mentally. A change.org petition followed, a fundraiser began and late in 2018 the first ShowerBox shower trailer gave showers to guests at a winter shelter. ShowerBox was born. There are now three weekly shower services in Central London, Birmingham and Barking, supporting people with their physical health, mental wellbeing and sense of dignity.