Strictly Come Dancing judge joins glitterball winner to present home care awards

Stars of Strictly Come Dancing, namely judge Shirley Ballas and the 2017 winner of the hit TV show Joe McFadden will present a virtual awards ceremony honouring home care workers.

U Homecare, which has over 50 workers based in Scotland’s East Lothian region, have booked the TV stars to honour their staff’s efforts during the pandemic.

Strictly judge Shirley Ballas - dubbed The Queen of Latin - and Strictly winner Joe McFadden will announce which home care workers got a 10 out of 10 on the scoreboard this year.

The live-streamed event begins at 3pm on 22 December.

Gavin Bryce, founder and director at U Homecare said: “Our promise to our clients and team is It’s All About U! The Unicorn programme and the Award Ceremony, is a great way of living up to that promise for our team members. It’s an occasion to celebrate the incredibly valuable work they do, often in very challenging circumstances.

“The Award Ceremony cannot be held in person this year, for obvious reasons, but it will be still be a glitzy and fun experience. As well as the awards themselves, we have live entertainment, music for every generation, celebrity guests and guest speakers."

Nicole Simpson aka Red auditioned for the talent show The X Factor in 2017 singing a song from The Greatest Showman and has over 20 million YouTube views. She will also present an award and will perform two songs live at the awards ceremony.

During the event, home care staff watching from own homes will have the chance to join in a virtual cocktail-making session.

With everyone watching virtually, attendees will be no doubt dressed to impress and have a dance too as a DJ will play hits at the event.

You can watch Scottish actor Joe McFadden's winning charleston dance with Katya Jones, which was performed in the Strictly final, below.

Six awards will be given at the U-Homecare Awards in the following categories:

1. Clients’ Choice Award

2. Carers’ Choice Award

3. Directors’ Choice Award

4. Values Award: U Care

5. Values Award: U Matter

6. Values Award: U Can Make A Difference