Harry Hill has announced that he is to launch his own line of salted nuts in a bid to help families in Africa.

The TV Burp presenter is currently meeting with nut farmers in Malawi in a bid to source his produce.

“It would be great if it could take off like Paul Newman’s salad dressing,” he told ITN.

“Every penny possible is going to support fairtrade peanut farmers and their communities like the one I recently visited in Mchinji, Malawi.

“I was particularly struck by how positively the peanut farmers viewed the chance to get their nuts on to the fairtrade scheme and the real difference it seemed to be making to their lives.”

Hill is working with Liberation, a 100% fairtrade nut company supported by Comic Relief.

Harry’s Nuts will go on sale in shops, supermarkets and pubs from next month.