Tuesday 6 October

Tears, cheers and heroes at the Pride Of Britain

Last night's star-studded Pride Of Britain awards ceremony saw a host of celebrities turn up to honour the bravery of people across the nation - and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Tess Daly and Vernon Kay handed out an award to a brave young lad called Jake, who had raised money for charity after battling leukaemia, and Tess admitted: 'I watched his video and was sobbing.'

Meanwhile, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne happily signed autographs for the hoard of exitable fans outside, while Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff looked very cosy as they walked down the red carpet.

But everyone was talking about the X Factor judges, who all turned up to show their support.

Dannii Minogue looked gorgeous in a full-length gown, while Cheryl Cole opted for a knee-length dress and a bouffant hairdo.

Simon Cowell had clearly recovered from his blow-out birthday party over the weekend, and was on stage with his fellow X Factor team to award two little girls with children of courage awards.

Reveal's Carol Vorderman did a fabulous job hosting the event and looked gorgeous in a Herve Leger dress. Carol, 58, said it was her tenth year of presenting it and said hse was humbled by the winners' stories and managed to hold back the tears.

Watch the awards on ITV1 on Wednesday night at 8pm.