Slip Into Fergie's Panties

03/25/09 11:36am

by Steve McLean (CHARTattack)

If you've ever wanted to get into Fergie's pants, now's your chance.

The Black Eyed Peas singer is one of 34 celebrities (although some of them will likely mean nothing outside Britain) who've put their autographed underwear up for bid on eBay in the U.K. to raise money for NNLSDropin, a charity that supports destitute asylum seekers.

Cartoonist Steve Bell's hand-painted briefs featuring a portrait of former British prime minister John Major has received one bid for 200 British pounds (about $358 Canadian), which is the most anyone has offered for any of the undies so far.

The price hasn't gone as high, but more people are interested in Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker's dark blue underwear that look like the ones I wore as a child. Twenty-two people have pushed the price up to 142 pounds.

Pin-up model Jordan and Fergie own the two other undergarments that have passed the 100-pound mark.

Aline Crumb, David Morrissey, Fay Ripley, Helen Mirren, Ian Hislop, Kirsty Young, Ray Winstone, Sheila Hancock, Tom Chambers, Mark Thomas, Sandi Toksvig and Sue Perkins have yet to receive a minimum 25-pound bid for their knickers.

The auction ends for most of the undies on March 31.

Here's whose drawers you can drop some cash on:

Alex Kingston
Aline Crumb
Alison Goldfrapp
Anthea Turner
Cath Kidston
Constance Briscoe
Daniel Day-Lewis
David Morrissey
Emma Thompson
Fay Ripley
Fergie
Helen Mirren
Ian Hislop
Jah Wobble
Jarvis Cocker
John Hegley
Jordan
Kirsty Young
Nick Cave (they apparently smell like death and intensity)
Nick Hornby
Ray Winstone
Ricky Gervais
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sheila Hancock
Steve Bell
Theo Walcott
Tilda Swinton
Tom Chambers
Tracy Moberley
Mark Thomas
Benjamin Zephaniah
Joanna Lumley
Sandi Toksvig
Sue Perkins