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Nev Wilshire to be honoured at Swansea stadium as host of TV stars turn out for match

A host of celebrities and football stars will line up to pay tribute to Swansea City fan Nev Wilshire.

Wilshire, a businessman and entrepreneur, was the much-loved focal point of the hit reality TV series 'The Call Centre', and sadly died back in December.

The upcoming Sellebrity Soccer match is set to kick off at 3pm on Sunday, May 29, and will feature a star-studded line-up. Swans legends Lee Trundle, Leon Britton and Jazz Richards will take to the field, alongside a number of actors, musicians and reality TV stars.

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Love Island's Dan Osborne is the latest name confirmed from the world of celebrity, with Calum Best, James Argent and Stevi Ritchie among the other names announced.

Tickets remain on sale for the event, with money raised set to be donated to cancer charity Maggie’s which Nev supported.

Hi death was met with an outpouring of sadness as well as love for the father-of-four - whose larger-than-life character made him as much of a hit with TV viewers as it did friends and colleagues.

Born in Pennard, Gower, in 1960, he started his career working for a builder's merchant, before moving into sales. At the age of 24, he set up his own company, Central Heating Services, which turned over £4.8m at its peak before going under in 1996.

Nev became CEO of Save Britain Money in 2010, and it was in this role that he shot to fame in the BBC Three fly-on-the-wall documentary The Call Centre.

The confirmed line-up for the match in his memory so far is:

Leon Britton

Jeremy Lynch - F2

Calum Best - TV

Jamie Borthwick - Jay Mitchell (Soap star)

James Argent - TV

Jake Cornish - Love Island

Nas Majeed - Love Island

Dom Lever - Love Island

Dean Gaffney - Soap star

Dan Hatchard - Soap Star

Jazz Richards

Shaun Macdonald

Tom Malone - Gogglebox

Stevi Ritchie - X Factor

Matt Lapinskas - Dancing on ice/Hollyoaks

Joe Sealey - Cheshire Housewives

Dean Edwards - ITV Lorraine TV chef

Dan Osborne

Fans can purchase tickets through the Swansea.com Stadium ticket office. They are priced at £12 each, with a £3 booking fee payable per ticket.

Tickets can also be purchased here or by calling the ticket office on 01792 616400 and selecting option 1.

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