Mel Giedroyc says war in Ukraine ‘struck a chord’ with her

OHMYGOSSIP — Mel Giedroyc admits the war in Ukraine has “resonated very strongly” with her.
The 53-year-old TV presenter hosted the Concert for Ukraine on ITV, and she explained that the situation struck a chord with her as her own dad was once a refugee.
Mel – who is of Polish-Lithuanian descent – said: “The situation in Ukraine resonated very strongly with me because my own dad was a refugee about 80-odd years ago, at the age of ten.
“He was forcibly ejected from his home with his mum and his two sisters and they faced a very, very perilous future – which is obviously what we are seeing every day now when we watch the news, as if history is repeating itself.”
Mel recently travelled to the Ukrainian border with Romania, and during her time there, she spoke to families that fled their homes in the wake of the Russian invasion.
She said: “What’s so weird is it took me about six hours to get here, three hours on a plane and a few hours in a car – and here we are.
“It’s like a different planet. And I feel weird because I’m going back to my cosy home and to my family.
“And so many people that we’ve met today, they don’t know when they are going home. It must be a really horrible feeling.
“It’s brutal is what it is, it’s brutal.”
The Concert for Ukraine has already raised more than £13.4 million.
The event in Birmingham was broadcast on ITV and featured a star-studded line-up that included the likes of Camila Cabello, Anne-Marie and Gregory Porter.

Source: VacationHunter.Online

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