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6th October 2021 – Tonight, Attitude magazine – the world’s biggest LGBTQ media brand – hosted the tenth annual Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, at the legendary Camden Roundhouse, London.

Guests included Tom Daley, Billy Porter, Elaine Paige, Bimini, Alan Carr, Stephen Fry, Ella Henderson, the It’s A Sin cast, Ben Aldridge, Max Harwood, Munroe Bergdorf, Rylan, Pearl Mackie, Adele Roberts, Daniel Fletcher, Michelle Visage, Vanessa Williams, Jake Shears, the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK S3 and more.

Entertainment on the night included a roof-raising performance from Attitude’s 2021 Honorary Gay award winner Elaine Paige performing I Know Him So Well and RuPaul’s Drag Race S2 star and Style award winner Bimini. It was then over to Icon Award recipients Steps, who closed the show with a storming five-song set.

Among the special guests to fly in from the USA, courtesy of sponsor Virgin Atlantic, was Billy Porter, collecting the Man of the Year Award in recognition of his celebrated role in Pose. The Attitude Awards also welcomed Hero award recipient Chella Man, the actor, model and activist who has become a role model for many through his experiences as a transgender, deaf, genderqueer and Jewish person of colour.

Darren Styles OBE, Publisher of Attitude magazine, said: “A year away on account of COVID meant the world’s biggest LGBTQ media brand switched to an online offering in 2020, garnering more than two million viewers on multiple channels along the way. But there is nothing like 650 people in a room, dressed to the nines, celebrating the LGBTQ community to get the blood pumping. Especially if you headline with Steps. 2021 is the comeback year, the year to say you were there!”

Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic said: “We couldn’t be happier to be back celebrating with the Attitude team as lead sponsor of the Attitude Awards at the Roundhouse this year. The Virgin family has been a part of this incredible event since the very beginning ten years ago, to push for real change for the LGBTQ+ community and empower everyone to take on the world. It’s a privilege to be here.”

The full list of winners at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2019, powered by Jaguar, are:

Icon Award
Steps, presented by Rylan

Gamechanger Award
Sex Education, presented by Munroe Bergdorf

Style Award
Bimini, presented by Dominic Skinner

Honorary Gay
Elaine Paige, presented by Richard Wilson

Broadcast Award
Adele Roberts, presented by Joel Corey and Ella Henderson

Music Award
Self Esteem, presented by Mae Muller

Television Award
Ben Aldridge, presented by Pearl Mackie

Inspiration Award
It’s A Sin, presented by Stephen Fry

Breakthrough Award
Max Harwood for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, presented by Jodie Harsh

Hero Award
Chella Man, presented by Daniel Fletcher

Sport Award
Tom Daley, presented by Alan Carr and Tia Kofi

Man of the Year
Billy Porter, presented by Jake Shears

The November issue of Attitude, an Awards issue special, is available on digital and in print from 11pm on Wednesday 6 October and in print from Thursday 7 October. Cover images under embargo until 11pm on Wednesday 6 October.