Channel 7 stars arrive in Perth for Telethon 2026 fundraiser

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 11:02 · Archive

Channel 7 television personalities have arrived at Perth Airport ahead of this weekend's Telethon 2026, a 26-hour fundraising marathon to raise money for sick children in Western Australia. The stars received a warm welcome from fans at the airport gates.

AFL commentator Campbell Brown, a Hawthorn premiership great and Western Australia native, led the arrivals. Other stars joining him include pop singer Morgan Evans, who arrived on Thursday afternoon, and Mara Lejins, who appears on The Chase Australia as 'The Smiling Assassin'. Brown is returning to participate in the event for the second consecutive year.

Brown said his main goal for this year's Telethon was avoiding a repeat of last year's experience, when he was hit with cream pies multiple times. He joked that he had warned the pie man but was told that no one in Telethon's history had ever tackled him back. Brown, who grew up watching Telethon in Perth, described returning to take part in the event alongside the network's top talent as 'a full-circle moment'.

How it is being reported

• Telethon 2026: Red Carpet rollout at Perth Airport as Channel 7 stars touch down for fundraising marathonChannel 7 heavyweights have touched down at Perth Airport to a warm west coast welcome ahead of WA’s massive 26-hour Telethon fundraising marathon.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 10:32
• Telethon 2026: Red Carpet rollout at Perth Airport as Channel 7 stars touch down for fundraising marathonChannel 7 heavyweights have touched down at Perth Airport to a warm west coast welcome ahead of WA’s massive 26-hour Telethon fundraising marathon.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 10:32

In this story: Campbell Brown · Morgan Evans · Mara Lejins · Channel 7 · Perth Airport · Western Australia

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