FASHION LEGEND Ozwald Boateng won the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ethnicity Awards in London on Thursday evening.
The Ethnicity Awards, held in partnership with HSBC UK, celebrates the most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in the UK for their achievements and work to promote diversity and inclusion.
The major celebration welcomed more than 500 celebrities, influential business leaders and politicians to London to honour those driving change and inspiring others.
The event was attended by the likes of Loose Women favourite Linda Robson, Love Island pair Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page, Dawn Butler MP, Dr. Ranj and TikTok sensation Sabrina Bahsoon, better known as ‘Tube Girl’.
TV personality, author and DJ, Gok Wan, 49, lifted the prestigious Role Model award to a standing ovation as his ‘best friend’, Brian Conley, who plays Tom “Rocky” Cotton in Eastenders, surprised the star by attending the glitzy gala in Mayfair to present the award.
Diary of a CEOs Steven Bartlett was named Inspirational Public Figure, while Big Brother host AJ Odudu lifted Presenter of the Year, and former football star and TV pundit Eni Aluko was recognised as Sports Personality of the Year. The Ethnicity Awards was hosted for a second consecutive year by Loose Women star, Judi Love.
The celebrities in attendance were greeted by loud cheers from the crowd as they led prize-giving duties at the ceremony.
Swimmer Michael Gunning gave out the Social Impact prize to the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers, while Judi Love gave her Loose Women colleague Linda Robson a rousing reception as she presented BT Group’s Ethnic Diversity Network with the Network Group award.
There were also emotional scenes as Frances Alagiah, wife of late BBC News presenter, George Alagiah, collected a posthumous Services To Journalism award on behalf of her husband, who passed away from bowel cancer in July.
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