Press release: Nov 26 2007

COVENTRY CITY FC PLAYERS TO POSE WITH DANNI WELLS

Coventry City footballers will join Page Three girl Danni Wells as she strips off for the Polkadotgals charity calendar, at the Ricoh Arena on Thursday 29 November.

They will be highlighting the cause of a 31-year-old Warwick woman, Bianca Embley, who suffers from Fibromyalgia, an extremely debilitating illness.

Former model Bianca, who developed Fibromyalgia after an accident 10 years ago, wants to raise public awareness of the condition.  She was recently invited to speak in the Houses of Parliament about her campaign and has gained the support of Shadow Higher Education Minister Rob Wilson MP.

She has organised the PolkadotGals 2009 part-nude calendar shoot which, in addition to the Coventry City FC players and Danni Wells, has been endorsed by other sports personalities including champion 100m hurdler Sara McGreavy and Americas Cup sailor David Carr.

Bianca, who is passionate about her cause, says: “Up to two million people in the UK suffer with Fibromyalgia, but there could be up to ten million cases as less than 20 per cent of sufferers are officially diagnosed. One of the most common causes is whiplash and a growing number of people are literally suffering in silence, which is why support is desperately needed.”

The condition is characterised by chronic widespread pain and fatigue and it is now reported to be more prevalent than arthritis.

Bianca’s calendar shoot will be undertaken by a leading UK photographer.  Press are invited to attend the event, which starts at 2.30pm.

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