Pride of Britain Awards 2022: who won at the event - and award categories explained

The Pride of Britain Awards 2022 saw a host of celebrities gather to celebrate Britain’s greatest heroes from this year.

A whole host of famous faces appeared on the red carpet at London’s Grosvenor house earlier this week for the ceremony, including sports stars such as David Beckham and Sir Mo Farah.

This is everything you need to know about the Pride of Britain Awards 2022.

When is the Pride of Britain Awards 2022?

The ceremony itself for the Pride of Britain Awards was held earlier this week, on Monday 24 October, however the awards show for the 23rd ceremony won’t air until Thursday 27 October.

What happened at the Pride of Britain Awards - and how to watch it?

The Pride of Britain Awards 2022 was televised live on ITV 1 at 8pm, with Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo hosting the event.

If you didn’t catch the show live you can also still catch up on all the talking points by streaming it through the ITV Hub.

Voderman has hosted the show every year since it started in 1999. She admitted that it was particularly difficult to choose a winner this year due to the amount of exceptional candidates.

Before the show aired Vorderman said: “We’ll have 12 incredible winners again this year, but it’s difficult for the judging panel because we have thousands of nominations and everyone on the shortlist could easily win.

“We try to reflect what’s happened in Britain in the last year, so you’ll recognise people who have been in the news, but we aim to balance that with stories nobody has heard before. It’s a magical combination.”

Which celebrities attended Pride of Britain 2022?

A number of Britain’s most famous and distinguished celebrities were in attendance for the Pride of Britain Awards on Monday.

These included Love Island stars Molly Mae Hague, Maura Higgins, Ekin Su Culculogly, Davide Sanclimenti and Zara McDermott, This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, actress Emily Atack and The Only Way is Essex star Joey Essex.

How to nominate someone for Pride of Britain

The Pride of Britain Awards celebrates some of the most courageous and noble acts of the year, with winners chosen by the Pride of Britain judging panel from a shortlist produced by the Pride of Britain research team.

Nominations for 2023 will open later this year according to the Pride of Britain website.

Who were the winners of Pride of Britain 2022

This is the full list of all the categories that featured on this year’s show and the winners of the prizes.

• TSB Community Hero Award - Michelle Dornnelly: Awarded to someone who has gone to remarkable lengths to help others lead their best life.
• ITV Fundraiser - Sandra Blockley MBE: awarded to someone for tireless and inspirational charity work and fundraising, aged 18 and over.
• Good Morning Britain Young Fundraiser Of The Year - Tobias Weller: to reward a person aged 17 or younger for inspirational charity work.
• This Morning Emergency Services Award - PC James Willets and PC Leon Mittoo: for police, fire, ambulance, paramedics or air, sea or mountain rescue who have gone beyond call of duty.
• Outstanding Bravery - David Groves and Alex Harvey: for adults who risk their own safety to help others in danger.
• Child/Teenager Of Courage - Lucy Montgomery and Elizabeth Soffe: for battling against the odds to help others, or putting themselves at risk to save someone in danger.
• Lifetime Achievement - Jill Allen-King OBE: to recognise far-reaching achievement, possibly on a national or international scale.
• Special Recognition - 3 Dads Walking: designed to award achievements not covered in other categories such as inspiring carers, campaigners and members of armed forces.
• Prince’s Trust Young Achiever of the Year - Alex Anderson: An award which recognises young people who have succeeded against the odds, improved their chances in life and had a positive impact on their local community.