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The Comedian took to his social media to share the news alongside a caption that read; “Last year I had the year of my life it was amazing so I’m starting how I finished, I’m starting it by hosting the 2022 brits award & I’m extremely excited to be donating my brits fee to fivexmore_ they do amazing work in the community and when the spotlight is on me it’s only right I shine it on others. Give these ladies a follow to see the amazing work they do for maternal health”

This year’s Brit Awards will be Mo’s first time presenting the awards show, and he feels he should share all the success he has with others and is doing so with this donation. Although no numbers are being released, it will no doubt be a sizeable donation from the comedian who in the last few years has worked his way to the forefront of UK entertainment.

‘Five X More’ is a grassroots charity that looks into the maternal care of black women. The name ‘Five X More’ came from when the campaign started in 2018, when black women were five times more likely to die during pregnancy than white women. The number in the 2020 report suggests there has been some improvement but are still horrifically high, with black women now four times more likely to die during pregnancy.

The charity is dedicated to supporting mothers with its work and recommendations, focusing on empowering black women to make informed choices and advocate for themselves throughout their childbirth and after pregnancies.

Mo Gilligan is a trailblazer for black entertainment in the UK; a Netflix special, late-night show on channel 4 and selling out the 02 are just a few of his achievements as he continues to push his career while also empowering and aiding his community.

The 33-year-old comedian took to his Instagram to share the news with his 843 thousand followers, with a photo alongside a caption which read “Excited To Announce I’m going to be your host for the 2022 brits Awards. This is a huge honour for me and being a fan of music I can’t wait bring fun, unlimited vibes and an award show the music fans can feel part of at @theo2london and watching along on itv for the #BRITs love for the continued support it always means a lot”

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While Mo has been announced as the main host he isn’t the only person who will be on the stage for the awards show. Presenter Maya Jama and radio presenter Clara Amfo will take the role of presenters for  The Brits are coming nominations show, as well as hosting the red card on the night of the Brits 2022.

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Mo has made his way to the forefront of UK entertainment in the last few years, releasing his Netflix special just over 2 years ago, His late-night show ‘The lateish show with Mo Gilligan’, Co-hosting The Big Narstie Show, His new breakfast show on channel 4 The Big Breakfast alongside AJ Odudu, Releasing his first book That moment when… life stories from way back then and preparing for his upcoming show at the 02, Mo Gilligan and friends: Th black British takeover. Mo has been more than busy and his upcoming hosting gig for brits 2022 will be another achievement to add to his list.

The upcoming brits show will feature some historic changes with the award shows announcing they will be scrapping the male and female categories, with it becoming a single category for the best British artist. This means that Dua Lipa and J Hus will go down in history as the last acts to win the male and female categories at the prestigious awards show.

The change in ruling comes after the awards show had been called out by artists Will Young and Sam Smith, saying the system excluded non-binary artists. Sam Smith who is non-binary missed out on a nomination at this year’s awards despite releasing an album the reached second in the charts, but they felt unable to enter the gender-based categories.

The 2022 Brits will take place on February the 8th at the 02 arenas and will be shown on ITV.