Chris Tarrant to move refugees out of home before winter ‘Not fair’

TV legend Chris Tarrant, 76, and his partner Jane Bird, 58, saved a Ukrainian family from their war-torn country following the Russian invasion. After several months at his large house in Berkshire, Chris says the trio have ‘enhanced’ his life and he is now buying them a flat of their own.Opening up about his new guests, the former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? presenter told Express.co.uk: ‘These three people are just the nicest trio.”I’ve got a mum who’s 65, a daughter who’s about 20-something and a little baby who was seven months when she came to us.  ‘I mean, if that baby hadn’t come to us, the Russians would have put her on the front of a tank because that is what they were doing.  ‘They were sleeping in airports in Poland before they came to us and they are just such nice people.READ MORE:Alex Scott teases very racy sheer jumpsuit to film Graham Norton Show Chris Tarrant paying to move refugees out of his home before tough winter. (Image: National Lottery/Getty) Chris Tarrant and partner Jane Bird have taken three Ukrainian refugees into their Berkshire home. (Image: Getty) Chris Tarrant pictured with Ukrainian refugee Vladyslava in front of the art honouring her. (Image: National Lottery) Chris Tarrant was thrilled to be unveiling the artwork at Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock. (Image: National Lottery)’I want them to be able to just walk straight down to the nearest shop. “They will be about five minutes from Sainsburys and they are right in the city centre so they can go to the cinema, they can go to restaurants, they can go to pubs, they can take the baby to baby club and all that.  ‘I’ve moved them just because I thought it’s not fair on them because they would be kind of stuck and I’m away quite a lot and all that.’Chris has struck up a close bond with the family since their time together, saying that they ‘talk all the time’ and he will be hosting them for Christmas.DON’T MISSMonty Don shares ‘gloomy’ family update ahead of series finale[INSIGHT]Carol Kirkwood reacts after being snubbed by BBC co-star[NEWS]Dan Walker queries ‘timing’ of Prince Harry’s new memoir[LATEST]Nevertheless, the father-of-four notes that bringing refugees over to the UK can be ‘difficult’ and adds that he counts himself ‘lucky’ that their arrangement has ‘worked out’.That being said, Chris took time out earlier this week to celebrate another Ukrainian refugee, Vladyslava Zhmuro, who fled the country in March and has since managed to bring more than 300 others to the UK.Vladyslava’s story started when she arrived in Wales and found work at the Welsh Refugee Council.Since then, the council has received more than £1.2m in funding from The National Lottery and Vladyslava has seen it expand and add a specific Ukraine-focused team.To celebrate Vladyslava’s work, Chris unveiled a spectacular projection of her story at Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock on Tuesday.The artwork, created by Ukrainian artist Segey Piskunov, was selected to appear in Liverpool after it was confirmed that the city will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year on behalf of Ukraine.Chris was honoured to be unveiling the artwork and described Vladyslava as ‘incredible’ and an ‘amazing girl’.Chris Tarrant teamed up with The National Lottery to help celebrate the work of amazing individuals supporting refugees by unveiling a showstopping projection at Royal Albert Dock Liverpool depicting the story of Ukrainian caseworker, Vladyslava Zhmuro. The campaign shines a light on how the £30m raised a week by National Lottery players goes towards good causes across the UK.