US actor Josh Duhamel has been announced as celebrity ambassador for early education charity Jumpstart's 9th Annual Read for the Record Campaign, which sees millions of people celebrating literacy by attempting to break the world record for the most people reading the same book on the same day.

The record attempt takes place October 21, and this year's book is Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells. Duhamel, who has a son with Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, commented 'I'm proud to be part of a campaign that advocates early education for all children. The best part of our day is story time with Axl'.