{"id":6689,"date":"2021-11-03T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1488821"},"modified":"2021-11-03T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:10:08","slug":"pride-of-britain-2021-channel-hosts-whos-nominated-and-whos-performing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/pride-of-britain-2021-channel-hosts-whos-nominated-and-whos-performing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride of Britain 2021: channel, hosts, who\u2019s nominated and who\u2019s performing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daniel Furn\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 03 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Carol Vorderman is returning to the Pride of Britain Awards for the 23rd(!) time this year, once again celebrating inspiring everyday heroes who have made the country a better place.<\/p>\n<p>However she won\u2019t be alone this year as for the first time in the show\u2019s history there will be two presenters \u2013 with Diversity star and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dancing-on-ice-2022-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dancing on Ice<\/a> judge Ashley Banjo joining as co-host.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 show will receive a proper ceremony after last year saw awards delivered remotely across the country, returning to the Grosvenor House Hotel that has been the scheme\u2019s home since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been another difficult year with many selflessly helping others through another lockdown \u2013 so tissues at the ready as here we hear more inspiring stories.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Pride of Britain Awards 2021.<\/p> <h2><strong>Pride of Britain Awards 2021: What channel is it on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As usual, the Pride of Britain Awards will be broadcast on <strong>ITV,<\/strong> airing at <strong>8pm<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday 4th November 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However the show is not broadcast live, as the actual ceremony took place on Saturday 30th October.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Don&#8217;t miss Pride of Britain, Thursday, 8pm, on ITV. ????<br\/><br\/>Join a galaxy of stars celebrating the achievements of incredible people who make our world a better place.<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/prideofbritainawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#prideofbritainawards<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/celebratingheroes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#celebratingheroes<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/vSeR7XIjzR&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/vSeR7XIjzR<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Pride of Britain (@PrideOfBritain) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrideOfBritain\/status\/1455514452242149380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>Pride of Britain Awards 2021 catch up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As with other ITV shows, the Pride of Britain Awards 2021 will be available on catch up on the ITV Hub.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pride of Britain Awards 2021 hosts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Pride of Britain Awards will once again be hosted by Countdown star Carol Vorderman, who has presented proceedings since the awards began in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>However this year she will have a co-host for the first time, as dancer-turned-presenter Ashley Banjo joins her on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Banjo of course found fame on Britain\u2019s Got Talent as part of dance group Diversity, and has since appeared on shows such as Got To Dance, Can\u2019t Touch This and The Real Full Monty. He has also been a judge on a Dancing on Ice since 2018, and has made several reappearances on Britain\u2019s Got Talent as both a performer and guest judge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">The news is finally out! I\u2019m officially co hosting the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrideOfBritain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@PrideOfBritain<\/a> awards alongside the legend that is <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolvorders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@carolvorders<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f<br\/>Such a special night to appreciate people from all walks of life who deserve to be recognised ???????? Proud, humbled and excited! See you there people \u270c???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/MaNGA1NNUD&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/MaNGA1NNUD<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ashley Banjo (@AshleyBanjo) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshleyBanjo\/status\/1452566396471320582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Banjo is expected to become a permanent co-host of the show moving forward.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ed Sheeran at Awards 2021: Will he perform?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yes! The Pride of Britain Awards always sees a whole host of celebrities, royals and public figures make an appearance to help honour the nation\u2019s remarkable unsung heroes, and pop megastar Ed Sheeran was one of them.<\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter surprised seven-year-old meningitis survivor Harmonie-Rose, who won the Child of Courage Award after raising over \u00a3100,000 for charity Meningitis Now.<\/p>\n<p>As well as her award Sheeran gifted Harmonie-Rose a three-tier cake and some balloon animals, before the two performed a very special duet of Sheeran\u2019s hit songs Shivers and Perfect \u2013 Harmonie-Rose\u2019s favourite song.<\/p>\n<p>Harmonie-Rose\u00a0told the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/ed-sheeran-stuns-hero-superfan-25338607&quot;\">Mirror<\/a>: \u201cI can\u2019t really believe it. When he came out, I was thinking, \u2018Is this really him?\u2019 He was really kind and I just loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The segment was filmed ahead of the ceremony, with Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Joel Dommett presenting Harmonie-Rose with her award on the big night itself.<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrities in attendance included\u00a0Prince Charles, Ant and Dec, Sharon Stone, Anne-Marie, Stephen Fry, Pixie Lott, KSI, Harry Kane, Joanna Lumley, Westlife, Jordan Pickford and Louis Walsh.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ladbaby\u2019s Pride of Britain award: Why was he nominated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mark Hoyle, better known by his YouTube name of Ladbaby, is best known for his novelty Christmas songs about sausage rolls, as well as his lifestyle vlogs about parenting.<\/p>\n<p>It may come as a surprise to some then that the internet personality has been nominated for the ITV Central Pride of Britain Regional Fundraising Award \u2013 had you not known that Ladbaby\u2019s hugely successful parody songs were for charity.<\/p>\n<p>Titled We Built This City\u2026 on Sausage Rolls, I Love Sausage Rolls and Don\u2019t Stop Me Eatin, Hoyle and his wife Roxanne Zee Hoyle had the Christmas number one\u00a0on the\u00a0UK Singles Chart for three years consecutively in 2018, 2019 and 2020 \u2013 a feat only achieved before by The Beatles and The Spice Girls.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;We\" built=\"\" this=\"\" city=\"\" sausage=\"\" rolls=\"\" music=\"\" video=\"\" ladbaby=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8iEB8bfP7wE?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Fittingly given the food-focused theme, the songs were released in support of The Trussell Trust and UK food banks, eventually raising over \u00a3200,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt started as a joke and snowballed from there,\u201d Hoyle told <a href=\"\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/central\/2021-09-28\/ladbaby-nominated-for-pride-of-britain-award-after-raising-200k-for-food-banks&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ITV Central<\/a>. \u201cI have a love for sausage rolls and we thought if we can release a novelty song and have a bit of fun why don\u2019t we try and raise money for something close to our hearts which we felt we could help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIn this country there are more food banks than McDonalds. That is crazy that it\u2019s happening in this country so it was about making sure people knew where to go and donate to a food bank and also if they needed to use one they knew where to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Pride of Britain Awards air on ITV at 8pm on Thursday 4th November. Check out what else is on with our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Furn Published: Wednesday, 03 November 2021 at 12:00 am Carol Vorderman is returning to the Pride of Britain Awards for the 23rd(!) time this year, once again celebrating inspiring everyday heroes who have made the country a better place. 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