Mercury Prize: Self Esteem helps donate unused food from event to the homeless

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2022 Mercury Prize was postponed, nominee Self Esteem helped leftover food from the event be donated to the homeless in London.Shortly before yesterday’s ceremony was set to begin at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, it was revealed that the event would no longer take place following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.Self Esteem – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor – who was nominated on the night for second album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, then urged organisers of the event to “DONATE THE FUCKING FOOD” from the event, which was about to be served at the moment the evening was postponed, so needed to be used quickly.Taylor then went on to tweet: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info.

The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”DONATE THE FUCKING FOOD— Rebecca Lucy Taylor (@SELFESTEEM___) September 8, 2022If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info.

The other food has been hooked up with the local church. Pls rt.— Rebecca Lucy Taylor (@SELFESTEEM___) September 8, 2022A few hours later, Taylor then revealed that the food had been successfully transported to a restaurant in Covent Garden, who were then feeding homeless people on the streets of London with it.“Ok we did it!!” she tweeted, thanking Amrit Maan, owner of the Punjab Covent Garden restaurant, for his help. “[Amrit] is picking it up and getting it in a freezer to be distributed tomorrow!!!

Thanks Jackie Joseph for your help. And thanks Twitter for the rts! Everyone hit up Amrit’s restaurant in cov garden asap. Love you all.”In response, Maan wrote: “Things change.