Overview
- Ashley Banjo and Carol Vorderman returned to host the 26th edition at London's Grosvenor House.
- Honourees included football coach Asha Ali Rage, charity founder and cancer survivor Leanne Pero, three police officers who confronted a sword-wielding attacker, and teenage fundraiser Marcus Skeet.
- Recipients were chosen by a judging panel from a shortlist compiled after tens of thousands of public nominations.
- A busy red carpet featured Amy Dowden, Helen Flanagan, GK Barry, Joey Essex, Susan Boyle, Keir Starmer and Shirley Ballas.
- Amy Dowden wore a floor-length purple gown with a pink ribbon badge, following her 2023 appearance during breast cancer treatment.