Famous, Rich & In The Slums

This moving two-part documentary for Red Nose Day follows Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Angela Rippon and Reggie Yates as they put their lives of privilege and luxury behind them. Stripped of all possessions, they’re left alone for a week to live, work and survive in one of the most impoverished places on earth – the slums of Kibera, Kenya.

Life in Kibera

It's estimated that up to 1 million people live in an area measuring just 1.5 square miles.

Life in Kibera

People in Kibera do back-breaking labour in unsanitary conditions for as little as 50p per day

Life in Kibera

Open sewers run through streets and pit-latrine toilets are often shared by up to 1,000 people

Life in Kibera

20% of children in Kibera don't live to the age of five

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Lenny Henry
Actor and stand-up comedian, Lenny Henry, is very familiar face to supporters of Red Nose Day. Despite having been on countless trips to Africa for Comic Relief, Lenny admits that living in Kibera was "Unlike anything I've ever seen or experienced before."
Samantha Womack
Star of Eastenders and Game On, British actor, Samantha Womack, is a mother of two. She spent her time in the slums of Kibera living with a mother who has no choice but to work as a prostitute in order to feed her children - children she hardly ever gets to see.
Reggie Yates
Reggie Yates is a radio and TV presenter who fronts Radio 1’s Chart Show and Request Show. His experiences in Kibera brought home to Reggie how different his life could have been when he met young lads whose futures seem bleak without the chance to escape their poverty.
Angela Rippon
Presenter and newsreader, Angela Rippon, has been a staple of British television for decades. In the slums of Kibera, Angela lived and worked with women doing everything they can to make ends meet and support their families in the most difficult circumstances.