Celebrity ambassadors and supporters

Young Epilepsy is working with a wealth of high profile supporters, who are keen to help us spread the word about the condition and help raise awareness for children and young people living with epilepsy across the UK.

Dai Greene - Welsh hurdler and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner

Dai Greene is the second fastest man in Britain, and has personal experience of living with epilepsy having been diagnosed during his late teens. Dai is the new face of Young Epilepsy’s My Purple Pledge campaign and an official ambassador for Young Epilepsy. He is helping us by using his own experiences of epilepsy to help raise vital awareness.
Max Clifford – PR consultant

Renowned PR consultant Max Clifford is a Vice President of Young Epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition with personal meaning to Max, after he developed the condition at the age of 46. He is an avid supporter of our charity.
Philip Martin Brown, aka Mr Grantley Budgen from Waterloo Road

Philip first made contact with Young Epilepsy through the My Purple Pledge twitter handle. He himself was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy when he was just 19 years of age. He is delighted to be an ambassador for our charity and has donated a signed script, school tie and photographs from the Waterloo Road show.
Nathaniel Parker – actor

Actor Nathaniel Parker, who currently has a starring role in the BBC’s Merlin, is a keen supporter of Young Epilepsy. He has taken part in the BBC’s latest series of Celebrity Mastermind – helping us to raise vital funds for young people living with epilepsy. Nathaniel’s appearance on Celebrity Mastermind will be aired in Spring 2012..
Stavros Flatley – Britain’s Got Talent dance sensation

Britain’s Got Talent dance sensation, Stavros Flatley, first got involved with Young Epilepsy during our 2011 My Purple Pledge campaign. They are now firm friends of our charity and have been to the campus in Lingfield to meet with the students. The father and son duo helped us to launch our ‘reach for the stars’ Christmas campaign this year.
Nicholas Owen – Journalist and writer

Nicholas is a well known journalist, writer and news reader who works for the BBC. We’ve been very lucky to have Nicholas as a supporter for a number of years. Nicholas is regular visitor to Young Epilepsy and most recently visited in December 2011 to raise awareness of our Reach for the Stars Christmas fundraising appeal.
Leon Legge – Footballer

Leon plays for League One team Brentford FC and was named E.ON Player of the Round and Supporters’ Player of the Year at the end of this first season. A former care-worker, Leon has first-hand experience of epilepsy having been diagnosed as a 16 year old. Leon gave an in-depth interview to our Voice magazine and can often be found tweeting about us. His support for Young Epilepsy shows the condition does not have to be a barrier to success.
Martyn Rooney – Sprinter

Martyn Rooney is a talented 400 metres runner and has run in a variety of competitions including the Commonwealth Games, European Cup and IAAF World Championships. Martyn has a personal connection with epilepsy as his brother has the condition and is a student at our specialist school, St Piers. Martyn recently visited Young Epilepsy to the delight of our school students and we’re delighted to have his backing.
Mark Flanagan - Rugby player

24 year old Mark Flanagan is a first team player for Super League club, St Helens, and an ambassador for Young Epilepsy. He first got involved through our flagship My Purple Pledge campaign. Mark, who has a family member living with epilepsy, is helping us to raise invaluable awareness by pledging his support to make a difference to young lives with epilepsy.