Strictly's Layton Williams and The Traitors stars dazzle on red carpet as they arrive at glitzy awards night in Manchester
16.02.2024 - 22:45
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Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams, the Traitors and Big Brother stars as well as queens from Rupaul's Drag Race dazzled on the red carpet as they arrived at a glitzy awards night in Manchester city centre on Friday night (February 16).
Big names in the world of music and TV were among those invited to dress to impress, including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Dr Ranj Singh, Trans soap star Annie Wallace, and LGBTQ+ influencer Max Balegde.
The Gaydio Pride Awards, that celebrates the efforts of charities, people and organisations nationally that champion and support the LGBTQ+ community, was held at the iconic Hilton hotel on Deansgate.
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The star-studded evening, that saw a number of local Manchester people, events and organisations shortlisted for awards across a number of categories, also featured brilliant performances from singer and Youtube star Talia Mar, Jazzy, Caity Baser and winner of Drag Race UK Ginger Johnson.
Pictures taken from the red carpet on Friday night showed the likes of TV and Strictly Come Dancing Star Layton Williams, actress Cheryl Ferguson and Married at First Sight's Jay Howard posing for pictures and being interviewed ahead of the event.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also gave a short speech to commence the evening, before a room full of inspirational nominees and VIP guests enjoyed the night in style.
It is the second year the national awards, held in Manchester and hosted by the UK's LGBTQ+ radio station Gaydio, honoured the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
A total of 13 categories opened for nominations across the country last year, including Grassroots Pride of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Charity of