Kym Marsh breaks down in tears as she presents midwife Agnes Nisbett with a Pride of Britain Award

The Pride of Britain Awards, sponsored by TSB, were held connected Monday and were hosted by Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo - with a big of stars successful attendance

Actress Kym Marsh was moved to tears erstwhile she presented incredible midwife Agnes Nisbett with an grant astatine the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards this week.

The yearly lawsuit celebrated its 25th day connected Monday night, with the UK's fundraisers, awe-inspiring children, assemblage heroes, young achievers and brave radical being recognised with well-deserved awards. The night, hosted astatine the Grosvenor House Hotel successful London connected Monday, saw a big of stars celebrating the achievements.

One of the winners, Agnes Nisbett, was made the Community Hero acknowledgment to her years of dedication to grieving mothers. The 87-year-old was a young midwife erstwhile she went done the heartbreak of stillbirth successful 1973 and went connected to supply women who experienced the aforesaid happening a sanctuary for grieving.

When Agnes returned to enactment galore years agone aft losing her lad John, she was hopeless to marque a alteration arsenic she had nary keepsakes of him. She pioneered the Born Whilst Sleeping programme astatine Leicester Royal Infirmary and acceptable speech a country for women wherever they could grieve distant from different mums and their newborns successful the main maternity ward. She besides encouraged mothers to instrumentality photographs and thenar prints to service arsenic treasured keepsakes.

The full country was successful tears watching Agnes' story, with big Carol Vorderman telling Agnes that 'two women grateful to you' was going to contiguous her award. Kym Marsh and Sue Johnston walked up connected signifier and were affectional arsenic they thanked Agnes for her years of hard work.

Kym, who experienced the tragic nonaccomplishment of her kid herself, was successful tears arsenic she told Agnes: "From 1 parent who has experienced babe nonaccomplishment to another, convey you. My lad would person been 16 adjacent twelvemonth and determination is nary uncertainty you made the acquisition much bearable truthful from the bottommost of my heart. Thank you."

The mum-of-three, 48, and her ex-husband Jamie Lomas were heartbroken erstwhile their babe lad died successful 2009 aft being calved prematurely astatine 21 weeks. Speaking antecedently astir her loss, she shared: "It was the worst happening that's ever happened to me. I was perfectly devastated. It's the astir achy happening I've ever felt."

Monday nighttime saw the Pride of Britain Awards big a fig of A-listers to tears arsenic they honoured the country's unsung heroes. Celebrating a quarter-century of touching tributes, the glittering gala spotlighted assemblage champions, singular fundraisers, brave youngsters and real-life rescuers, acknowledgment to nationalist nominations whittled down by a panel.

The winners were held astatine London's luxurious Grosvenor Hotel with meal and accolades presented by seasoned hosts Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo, who've teamed up for the past 5 years. It was a star-studded evening with guests including Pete Wicks, Sam Thompson, Strictly's shining stars, Simon Cowell and a bevy of different celebs, each moved by the almighty occasion.

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