Guest list to be proud of
LINE-UP REVEALED FOR PRIDE OF NORTH EAST
IT’S getting closer.
Our glitzy Pride of the North East Awards will soon be here and we can now reveal the star-studded audience who will welcome our unsung heroes.
From actors, TV presenters, singers, legends from the sporting world to reality stars – they will all be our special guests at the ceremony at Newcastle’s Civic Centre on March 27.
On Thursday we revealed Coronation Street actress and former Hear’Say singer Kym Marsh will be hosting our glamorous evening.
Now we can announce the list of celebrities who have confirmed their places at our tables. They are:
Actor and former TV presenter Andrew Hayden-Smith
Gogglebox’s Betty and Mark Moffatt
BBC Look North presenter Carol Malia
Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell North East actress Denise Welch Former Steps singer Faye Tozer Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe with ex-Geordie Shore boyfriend Greg Lake
Newcastle United stars Dwight Gayle and Karl Darlow, ex-Newcastle footballer and Magpie’s academy goalkeeping coach Steve Harper, with guest sports agent Spencer Downey. Sports broadcaster Ian Payne X Factor winner singer Joe McElderry X Factor singer Lola Saunders Newcastle Eagles managing director Paul Blake Sky Sports presenter Pete Graves X Factor singer Sam Lavery Hairy Biker Si King Paralympian Stephen Miller Ex-Newcastle United footballer Steve Howey
North East actor Tim Healy
Our winners are our unsung heroes whose actions are aweinspiring and make us proud to be from the region.
Ordinary people who have made an extraordinary impact on the region are being recognised for their brilliant contributions.
And our champions for our Pride of North East Awards, in partnership with TSB, have now been whittled down to a shortlist – after going before a prestigious panel of judges.
Our North East winners will also go forward to the judging process for the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards, also in partnership with TSB, which are screened on ITV in the autumn.
Since the first Pride of Britain in 1999, royalty, prime ministers, and hundreds of leading figures from showbusiness, sport, politics and the arts have all taken part.
Kym, who also hosted our event last year, said it was an evening she will never forget and is looking forward to this year’s presentation.
“Last year I came up there and met the most fantastic and inspirational people. It is a night I haven’t forgotten and I’m looking forward to another night at the North East Pride Awards,” said Kym, 41.
Kym, whose best friend lives in Newcastle and says she loves a night out on the Toon, added: “There are some awesome and inspirational people in the North East who do wonderful work who will be honoured on the night. Sometimes they don’t get the recognition they should have but these awards allows them to get the praise they deserve.”
Among last year’s winners was Child of Courage, Bradley Lowery, the young Sunderland mascot whose cheeky smile captured the region’s hearts as he fought cancer.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Bradley was handed his award by his hero, striker Jermain Defoe, whose friendship with the Blackhall boy became famous.