The Pride of Britain Awards is an annual award ceremony which has taken place in the United Kingdom since May 1999 and first televised on

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in April 2000. The awards honour British people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations and have been presented solely by

Carol Vorderman Carol Jean Vorderman, HonFIET (born 24 December 1960) is a Welsh media personality, best known for appearing on the game show ''Countdown'' for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of educational and diet ...

since 1999, and co-presented by

Ashley Banjo Ashley Modurotolu Banjo is an English street dancer, choreographer and actor. He is the leader of dance troupe Diversity who won the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Banjo was a judge on the Sky1 talent show ''Got to Dance' ...

since 2021. Banjo had previously featured as the show's "roving reporter".

History

The first Pride of Britain Awards were devised by

Peter Willis Peter N. Willis (26 October 1937 – 20 July 2021) was an English association football referee, who operated in the Football League. He originated from Newfield, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, and lived in Meadowfield. His other occupa ...

, and held at the Dorchester Hotel in

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in May 1999. They relocated to

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in 2000, and then later relocated to the

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from the 2011 award ceremony. On 20 October 2021, it was announced that

is to co-host the award ceremony with

, beginning with the 23rd ceremony onwards.

Judges

The ''Pride of Britain Award'' winners are chosen by a panel of celebrities and well-known figures from a range of backgrounds, and has included multiple appearances by

Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the creator of ''The X Factor'' and ''Got Talent'' franchises which have been sold around the world. He has judged on t ...

Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed ...

Fiona Phillips Fiona Phillips (born 1 January 1961) is an English journalist, broadcaster and television presenter. She is best known for her presenting roles with the ITV Breakfast programme ''GMTV Today''. Early life Phillips was born in Canterbury Hospit ...

Christine Bleakley Christine Louise Lampard ('' née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish broadcaster. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as ''The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–11), while ...

Magdi Yacoub Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub ( ar, د/مجدى حبيب يعقوب ; born 16 November 1935), is an Egyptian retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon ...

, Richard Wallace,

Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959)Holmes receives honorary degree
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and

Aled Jones Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and radio and television presenter. As a teenage chorister, he reached widespread fame during the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked in television with the BBC and ITV, and radio (for Cla ...

, chaired from 1999 to 2004 by

Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; né O'Meara; born 30 March 1965) is a British broadcaster, journalist, writer, and television personality. He began his Fleet Street career in 1988 at '' The Sun''. In 1994, aged 29, he was appointed editor of the ...

and from 2005 to 2006 by Peter Willis, founder of the awards.

Scottish version

In November 2020, it was announced that STV, Reach plc (owners of Daily Record) and

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had agreed a deal which sees the Scottish broadcaster commission

STV Studios STV Studios (previously STV Productions, SMG Productions, and originally known as Scottish Television Enterprises) is the television production arm of the STV Group plc. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, and with an office in London, England ...

to produce the inaugural ''Daily Record Pride of Scotland Awards'', in partnership with TSB. The 90-minute landmark TV event is already in production and is set to air on STV later in 2020. The deal represents the broadcaster's biggest ever advertiser-funded single programme.

Ceremonies

1999

The first Pride of Britain Awards took place on 20 May 1999, however was not televised. It was held at the Dorchester Hotel in

, which was the one and only time the awards were held there.

2000

The 2nd Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 12 April 2000. It was the first time the awards were televised and held at

2001

The 3rd Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 11 April 2001.

2002

The 4th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 6 March 2002.

2003

The 5th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 4 March 2003.

2004

The 6th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 16 March 2004.

2005

The 7th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 11 October 2005.

2006

The 8th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 7 November 2006.

2007

The 9th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 10 October 2007.

2008

The 10th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 1 October 2008.

2009

The 11th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 7 October 2009.

2010

The 12th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 10 November 2010.

2011

The 13th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 5 October 2011. ;Panel *

*Peter Willis *

Johnson Beharry Colour Sergeant Johnson Gideon Beharry, (born 26 July 1979) is a British Army soldier who, on 18 March 2005, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces, for saving me ...

*Gareth Jones (Retail Director of

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) *

Christine Beasley Dame Christine Joan Beasley, (born 13 June 1944, in Essex, England) is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator. Career Beasley was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She began training in 1962 at the R ...

2012

The 14th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 30 October 2012. ;Panel *Peter Willis *

* Mark Austin * Carol Vorderman MBE *

Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set British ...

Emma Bunton Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and media personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice. With over 100 million recor ...

Tanni Grey-Thompson Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, (born 26 July 1969), known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Athletic career Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 1 ...

* Jon Murphy *Tim Miller *

Clare Gerada Dame Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada, Lady Wessely, (born November 1959) is a London-based general practitioner who is President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and a former chairperson of the RCGP Council (2010–2013) ...

* Lloyd Embley

2013

The 15th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 8 October 2013. ;Panel * Mark Austin *

Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports presenter and former track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was twice Commonwealth Games champion, ...

Michael Owen Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since r ...

Andrea Spyropoulos Andrea Spyropoulos, RGN, SCM, RNT, is a British nurse, clinical strategist and a past president of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Early life and education Born in Liverpool, her career started with nursing and has spanned a number of discip ...

* Chris Sims *

* Marco Ivone (Head of Public Relations - Lidl GB sponsor) * David Weir

2014

The 16th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 7 October 2014. *BOLD indicates the celebrities introduced the award ;Panel *

Susanna Reid Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the elev ...

Ben Shephard Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (born 11 December 1974) is an English television presenter and journalist who is currently employed by ITV. He was a main presenter on the now defunct breakfast programme '' GMTV'' and since April 2014 has ...

Bernard Hogan-Howe Bernard Hogan-Howe, Baron Hogan-Howe, (born 25 October 1957) is an English former police officer and was the head of London's Metropolitan Police as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2011 until 2017. Born in Sheffield, Hogan-Howe ...

Nicola Adams Nicola Virginia Adams (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the WBO female flyweight title in 2019. As an amateur, she became the first fe ...

*Sharon Gray

2015

The 17th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 1 October 2015. *BOLD indicates the celebrities introduced the award ;Panel *

2016

The 18th Pride of Britain Awards were held on 31 October 2016 and were televised on ITV on 1 November 2016.

returned to present the ceremony. ;Panel *

Ruth Langsford Ruth Wendy Holmes (née; Langsford; born 17 March 1960) is an English television presenter. She has presented various television shows, including '' This Morning'' (1999–present) in which she is the longest serving presenter, '' Gift Wrapped ...

Katie Piper Kate Elizabeth Sutton (née Piper; born 12 October 1983) is an English writer, activist, television presenter and model from Andover, Hampshire. In March 2008, she was attacked with acid by her ex-boyfriend and an accomplice, causing major da ...

Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy MBE (born 23 March 1976) is a former track cyclist and Racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is eleven-times a wor ...

* Mark Austin *

Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (; born 19 October 1954), colloquially referred to as Big Sam, is an English association football, football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent most ...

* Lloyd Embley

2017

The 19th Pride of Britain Awards were televised on ITV on 7 November 2017, with

as host.

served as a roving reporter. ;Panel *

Kadeena Cox Kadeena Cox (born 10 March 1991) is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para- ...

Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959)Holmes receives honorary degree
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Jane Cummings Jane Frances Cummings is a former Chief Nursing Officer for England, formerly at the Department of Health and subsequently at NHS England. In November 2013 she was interviewed about the demand for safe staffing levels in NHS hospitals and told ...

* Lloyd Embley

2018

The 20th awards were televised on ITV on 6 November 2018, again with Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo. The winners were:

2019

The 2019 awardees were:

2020

On 23 April 2020, a special award was given to

Captain Tom Moore Captain Sir Thomas Moore (30 April 1920 – 2 February 2021), more popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army officer and fundraiser who made international headlines in 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run-up to his 100th b ...

for his fund-raising efforts during the

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. The 2020 awards proper were televised on ITV on 1 November 2020.

2021

The 2021 awards proper were televised on ITV on 4 November 2021.

was introduced as Vorderman's co-presenter. Guest Performance:

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- My Hero

2022

The 2022 awards ceremony aired on

on 27 October 2022 and was hosted by

and

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Live performance:

Joel Corry Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May (who was not credited in the official music video), whi ...

and

Tom Grennan Thomas Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is an English singer and songwriter from Bedford and is based in London. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's " All Goes Wrong" in 2016. His debut album, '' Lighting Matches'', was rel ...

- Lionheart (Fearless)

References

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External links

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History

Judges

Sponsors

Scottish version

Ceremonies

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