Ellie Goulding will spend Christmas Eve serving food to homeless people.

Speaking before her Streets of London benefit show at the Shepherd's Bush O2 Academy on Wednesday night, she revealed: "I'm volunteering all day at a shelter. I've done it for a few years. It's fun and part of the reason I run my gigs."

The 27-year-old pop star has helped out at the shelter for several years and says it's her way of trying to give people a little bit of Christmas spirit.

She added: "It's not just people who are homeless in the shelters but also those who are lonely and don't have someone to spend time with. I was chatting to a guy last year who was a musician from Africa who had found himself homeless. The thought of someone not having a Christmas..."

Ellie - who is dating Dougie Poynter from McBusted - feels sympathetic towards those without homes because it is something which could have happened to her if she had been unsuccessful in her career.

She said: "It's so scary because it happens so quickly and to anyone. It could be any of us.

"I was pretty much by myself in London. I had a room but not a family home - I had to go back if anything went wrong. My situation was a luxury."

Following a day spent working at the shelter, the 'Burn' singer said she will be hosting Christmas Day (25.12.14) at her new home and will be joined by her 27-year-old beau Dougie for the celebration.

She explained to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I'm scarily hosting this year. I'm veggie and Dougie is veggie, so I'm in charge of desserts.

"A while ago, I got a new house so I'm finally going to move into it and will host it there."