Fans went wild earlier this year when it was revealed that David Schwimmer would be entering the country's most famous tent. The Friends icon was named among the 20 famous faces taking part in this year's celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off.
READ MORE: Off-screen life of ITV Coronation Street's Sam Blakeman actor Jude Riordan - real age, showbiz dad and Michelle Keegan link David, 56, told of how his sister, Ellie, had faced cancer while he also lost both his grandmother and ex-wife's mother to the disease. "I lost a grandmother to cancer, my daughter lost a grandmother to cancer and my sister is a cancer survivor, so it’s important to me. I am just grateful I can help in any small way raise more awareness," he told the publication.