Mummy Buzz

Aug
19
2014

What A Celebrity's Ice Bucket Challenge Says

Rocking way to raise funds or big wet PR trick?

About those ice bucket challenges . . .

Whether you love or loathe or are perfectly indifferent to them, celebrities have been dumping ice water over their heads left right and centre while raising precious pennies for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

The way a famous person ice buckets reveals a lot about their character. Note: Bill Gates' pulley contraption and Lady Gaga's attempt to make dumping water over your head look artsy. Oh dear.

Note also how Justin Bieber, who did the challenge more than once, consciously drops his shorts an inch before proceeding—now that's one bucket I would love to have personally tipped. 

My favourite IBC so far, courtesy of Huffington Post, goes to Batman, commonly known as family man, Ben Affleck, because of the nice little surprise at the end.  

Oprah also gets a nod for her performance in civilian's clothes instead of swimwear.
 
And furthermore, any excuse to see Cristiano Ronaldo wearing precious little is good enough for me.
 
Have a fave ice bucket challenge, or do you think the whole thing is a wet PR trick?