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Matt Baker: 'What a total!' Countryfile star gives 'momentous' NHS auction announcement

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Countryfile star Matt Baker, 42, has opened up about the "momentous" result after he offered one of his recent creations for Chris Evans' celebrity silent auction which aims to raise £1million for NHS charities.The former One Show host auctioned off one of his pieces of artwork for the first time since he started painting.It all came after Virgin radio star Chris Evans organised a celebrity silent auction and asked celebrities to help by donating items to the sale in which all funding proceeds to go to NHS charities.Firstly, it was Ant and Dec's NTA awards, then Holly Willoughby's lunch date, and now BBC favourite Matt Baker decided to auction off one of his recent pieces of artwork yesterday.Writing to his 196,000 Instagram followers.

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