Bob Geldof has said that he would consider accepting a peerage in Britain's House of Lords after winning a BBC poll for the person the public would like to see become a 'People's Peer'.
Geldof topped the poll on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme and will now be put forward for consideration by the body that selects people's peers.
The House of Lords Appointments Commission considers all nominations for independent people's peers and makes choices when the British Prime Minister decides to recruit new peers.
The Band-Aid co-founder said he wasn't attracted by the title of Lord, but it would be a good opportunity to make new contacts in relation to his ongoing aid work.
"There are many more people that I would like to get to and talk to and form coalitions around and that would interest me very much indeed," he said.
Geldof is currently serving on the Commission for Africa and was awarded an honorary knighthood in 1996.
Speaking about the poll, Geldof said he was flattered to be chosen by the "clearly highly intelligent and visibly very good looking" listeners of the 'Today' programme.
