Soccer Aid 2023: Who is Joel Corry playing for England?
Soccer Aid is back for another year as two teams full of former professional footballers and celebrities face off to raise money for charity.
The game returns to Old Trafford on Sunday night in aid of Unicef and will be televised live on ITV. Among those taking part this year is DJ and television personality Joel Corry.
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Joel's first taste of fame was as a recurring role on MTV reality show Geordie Shore as Sophie Kasaei's on-screen boyfriend in 2012 and 2013. He also appeared again in 2017.
Joel, 33, released his first singles Back Again and Light it Up in 2015. In April 2019 he released the song Sorry. This song featured in Love Island and peaked at number 6 in the UK Singles Chart.
Joel, who was born in Camden, appeared in Love Island in 2022 as a DJ at a party thrown for the islanders.
He had his first UK number 1 with the song Head and Heart which was top of the charts for six weeks.
Speaking ahead of Soccer Aid, Joel said: “I’ve played some big gigs in my time – but this is going to be up there. I know the atmosphere at Old Trafford is going to be electric.”
Now in its 12th year, donations from Soccer Aid go to Unicef with money used to help give kids the best start in life.
Those turning out for England include Tom Hiddleston, Danny Dyer, Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Jack Wilshere, Jermain Defoe, Eni Aluko, Karen Carney, Scarlette Douglas, Alex Brooker, Chunkz, Tom Grennan, Sir Mo Farah, Bugzy Malone, Joel Corry, Asa Butterfield, Liam Payne, David James as professional goalkeeper and Paddy McGuinness as celebrity goalkeeper.
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