TV millionaire helps to keep Mighty appeal in the nudes
A NAKED calendar – featuring Secret Millionaire star Paul Ragan – is set to raise more than £22,000 for a six-year-old cancer sufferer.
Family members and friends have also posed for the calendar to raise money for the Lewis Mighty Fund, including the youngster’s father, Perry.
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Lewis, of Mackworth, suffers from a rare form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma.
He was diagnosed at the age of three and was given a 20 per cent chance of survival.
His parents want their son to undergo the most advanced treatment, which is only available in America, and are trying to raise the £300,000 needed to fund the trip.
Twelve pictures for the calendar were taken at the same time as Channel 4 filmed the Mighty family for its Secret Millionaire series.
Perry and mum Jaime believed they were taking part in a programme about carers, until wealthy entrepreneur Paul, from Wales, handed them a £50,000 cheque.
Jaime said both Paul, who cared for his ill mother as a child, and the other participants had a great time posing for the calendar.
She said: “Paul features in the group shot for December and he seemed to love every minute of it.
“They all really did and it was so nice. The pictures are very good and funny – because there is a big selection of naked men.
“We have gasmen, electricians, a boxer, one person with a golf tee and others with road signs. Perry seems to be posing with an angle grinder.
“We want to push them out before Christmas and sell as many as possible. They have been quite popular so far – one pub sold 300 in one go.”
So far, about £225,000 has been paid into the Lewis Mighty Fund’s account.
Each calendar costs £7.50 and Jaime said the family had ordered around 3,000 copies.
The shots were taken by photographer Nigel Tissington, who has a studio in Darley Abbey, with all the pictures snapped indoors in front of a white background.
Perry, who is the picture for November, said around 20 people took part in the photo shoot.
He said: “There are a few people missing from the final shot in December with Paul because they had to go back to work.
“But everyone had a lot of fun doing it – some of them even seemed like naturals at posing!
“The lads and their families have been asking when the calendar is coming out and, now that it has, I think they will be chuffed. I really think we can sell all the calendars.”
Calendars are available to buy from Oviso, in Queen Street, Derby, and the Kingsway pub, in Brackensdale Avenue, Mackworth.











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