Rita, Britney, James and more accept ice bucket challenge
Is your Facebook wall flooded with friends taking on the ALS ice bucket challenge? Well, you're not the only one, as even the celebs have got on board with it.
Everyone from Cara Delevingne to Taylor Swift, Rita Ora, Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, Chris Pratt, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have been dumping freezing buckets of water over their heads, either in the privacy of their back garden or in full view of passers by on the street.
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So what exactly is the challenge in aid of and should we be accepting a nomination too? The craze first kicked off in the US with the aim of raising money for the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Association. The condition, which can be fatal and affects around 5,000 people in the UK, is better known as Motor Neurone Disease.
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The challenge started after former Boston College basketball player Pete Frates, who was tipped for the big time, had his career cut short by ALS. He then nominated fellow Boston College players and members of the Boston Red Sox to partake in the icy challenge.
The trend has spiralled, as each person who takes part must then nominate someone else. Those who are nominated must donate $10 to the charity and drench themselves, or if they fail to comply within 24 hours, they have to pay $100.
Here's some of our favourite celeb attempts so far to show you how it's done...
JAMES FRANCO
Sadly we've got no idea what that sign says.
Britney Spears
Everyone from Cara Delevingne to Taylor Swift, Rita Ora, Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, Chris Pratt, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have been dumping freezing buckets of water over their heads, either in the privacy of their back garden or in full view of passers by on the street.
RexSo what exactly is the challenge in aid of and should we be accepting a nomination too? The craze first kicked off in the US with the aim of raising money for the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Association. The condition, which can be fatal and affects around 5,000 people in the UK, is better known as Motor Neurone Disease.
RexThe challenge started after former Boston College basketball player Pete Frates, who was tipped for the big time, had his career cut short by ALS. He then nominated fellow Boston College players and members of the Boston Red Sox to partake in the icy challenge.
The trend has spiralled, as each person who takes part must then nominate someone else. Those who are nominated must donate $10 to the charity and drench themselves, or if they fail to comply within 24 hours, they have to pay $100.
Here's some of our favourite celeb attempts so far to show you how it's done...
JAMES FRANCO
Sadly we've got no idea what that sign says.
Britney Spears
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