Fitness guru Joe Wicks will be among a host of high-achievers to receive royal honours at Windsor Castle on Wednesday (March 30). The 36-year-old fitness and nutrition specialist, also known as the Body Coach, rose to fame when he broadcast free live workouts for months throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which were viewed by millions worldwide.
In 2020 Wicks was awarded a Guinness World Record after 950,000 people watched his "lifestream" in March. In the same year, meanwhile, he donated proceeds from sales of his fitness videos to the NHS and also raised £2m for Children in Need with a 24-hour fitness challenge.
Mr Wicks will be honoured for his services to fitness as well as charity in the UK and abroad. He was made an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours, and has previously spoken about his tough childhood in which he thought he would not amount to achieve "anything great".
"But I’ve turned it around and I really am proud I’ve become this person who’s helping people," he said.
Other famous names collecting awards include Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Trigger Point star Adrian Lester. TV judge Rob Rinder will also collect an award alongside his mother Angela Cohen for their services to Holocaust education.
187 people in total are due to receive honours during the ceremonies at Windsor on Wednesday.
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