OUR inspirational Who Cares Wins Awards nominees were the stars of the show on Tuesday night – and they have the selfies to prove it.
Celebrities including boxing champ Anthony Joshua, singer Mel B and Love Islander Olivia Attwood posed for snaps with the healthcare heroes.
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Boxing champ Anthony Joshua with East of England Ambulance manager Lesley Hall. Inset right, Anthony takes a selfie with Catherine and Paul Langford, and Jacob Jones. The couple’s son Rhys, who died of cancer after raising £67,000 to help fellow cancer sufferer Jacob, was up for an Unsung Hero Award.Credit: SUPPLIED
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Rishi with midwife Laura Mackie, left, and nurse Doreen RobinsonCredit: Doug Seeburg
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Anthony Joshua with Charlie Langford and his mum and dad. Charlie's late brother Rhys was nominated for the Unsung Hero award for raising thousands for a little boy's cancer treatmentCredit: Darren Fletcher
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Ellie Simmonds with therapy team from Manchester’s Christie HospitalCredit: SUPPLIED
The awards, sponsored by the National Lottery and in partnership with NHS Charities Together, honour medics, scientists and ordinary people for their exceptional strength and courage.
Host Davina McCall said before the show: “So much news is negative. But there are acts of miraculous good. Here we show and tell you about them. I’ve got a pack of industrial tissues ready.”
The winners will be revealed on TV this Sunday but for those who can’t wait, here is a peek backstage at our bash.
The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards are on Channel 4 on Sunday at 6.30pm.
Best Midwife nominee, bereavement specialist Laura Mackie, with reality star Joey Essex
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Unsung Hero nominee, food bank coordinator Mel Hudson, with Capital FM radio DJ Roman Kemp and his dad, Spandau Ballet bassist and former EastEnders actor MartinCredit: SUPPLIED
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Sun columnist Ulrika Jonsson with Best Midwife nominee Wanda Warrington and her granddaughter Amelia ChadwickCredit: SUPPLIED
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East of England Ambulance Service medical technician Charlie Harris, centre, and Magpas Air Ambulance critical care paramedic Thomas Giddings, left, with football’s Harry RedknappCredit: SUPPLIED
London Ambulance Service paramedics Charlotte Coutts, left, and Kerry Johnson get a lesson from exEngland goalie David 'Safe Hands' Seaman on how to save a penaltyCredit: SUPPLIED
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Harriet Pratt, left, of Jump Children’s Charity which offers photography to families of seriously ill children, meets Love Islander Olivia AttwoodCredit: SUPPLIED
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Love Islander Demi Jones and Amelie Fielding, eight, who was successfully treated for bone cancer at Best Team nominee Proton Beam Therapy Centre at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in ManchesterCredit: SUPPLIED
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Best Midwife nominee Darcey Croft, right, with Paralympian swimmer and Strictly star Ellie Simmonds.Credit: SUPPLIED
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Mel B with Best Health Charity nominees Hayley King and daughter Cianna, 14, of Cianna’s Smile, which helps families affected by sickle cell anaemiaCredit: SUPPLIED
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999 Hero nominee Tommy Sadler, 15, with TV host Davina McCall. He and his parents phoned for help after finding Daisy Webb, right, collapsed in a hedge in Huntingdon, Cambs, after she had a cardiac arrest on her way to school.Credit: SUPPLIED
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Young Hero nominee Jayden Sorhaindo, 11, and mum Natasha with boxer Anthony Joshua. Jayden calmly phoned for help and supported Natasha after she knocked herself unconscious while running a bath
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River Rhodes with Love Islander Mille Court...Credit: Supplied
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...and Dancing On Ice’s Vanessa Bauer. River was up for Young Hero for helping sick kidsCredit: Supplied
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TV chef Jamie Oliver meets stalwarts of Jump Children’s Charity, l-r, Christie Bower, Christine Bentham, Harriet Pratt and Christie’s daughter, DarcyCredit: SUPPLIED
