Hollywood A-listers help tiny Scottish charity Cahonas with beermat doodles

A HOST of Hollywood stars were quick on the draw to help a tiny Scottish charity – with their beermat doodles.

The Queen actress Dame Helen Mirren, Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen, rock star Courtney Love and X-Men’s Alan Cumming along with singer Amy Macdonald all showed their artistic talents for a fundraising campaign.

Their artwork will be included in Beermats for Balls and auctioned online later this year to support the Cahonas charity in its mission to educate and promote early detection of testicular cancer.

Organiser Ritchie Marshall said: “The enthusiastic and generous participation of such high-profile figures significantly amplifies our voice in the fight against testicular cancer.

“It is inspiring to see how creativity fused with celeb influence can propel an important health message to a wider audience.”

Beermats for Balls originated from a simple yet inspiring sketch on a beermat in a pub by Cahonas founder Ritchie.

What began as a doodle has transformed into a powerful annual campaign that highlights testicular cancer awareness.

All pieces are now available for bidding at beermatsforballs.com.

Elsewhere we told how actress Victoria Ekanoye, 42, on the fear of not seeing her baby grow up and life after a double mastectomy.

The former Coronation Street star opens up about tackling her fears and battling the disease while looking after her young son.

And how the Princess of Wales has been a “driving force” behind a new early years project – but won’t return to work until doctors give her the “green light”.

Kate, 42, is “excited” about the new initiative and has been regularly been “kept up-to-date” despite undergoing preventative treatment for cancer.

The royal has yet to return to her public role four months after undergoing hospital surgery and later revealing her diagnosis.

A senior royal aide said she will only resume those duties once she has the “green light from doctors”.

But, Kate has read a 60-page report on her early years project and is tracking the work – published today.

The mum-of-three launched The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood in March last year.