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Joe Wicks has been named an MBE on the Queen’s Birthday Honors Roll for his efforts to keep children active in the confinement.
The 35-year-old fitness coach was honored for helping inspire people to stay motivated and mentally fit with his online physical education lessons and for his other charitable efforts.
His YouTube workouts raised £ 580,000 for the NHS and became incredibly popular across the country as people were confined to the workouts at home.
Awesome! Joe Wicks has been named MBE on the Queen’s Birthday Honors Roll for his efforts to keep children active in the confinement.
Yesterday he said, ‘I can’t believe it … receiving this is just amazing. I am very proud to have done something that helps so many people. ‘
He also thanked those who joined the training and made it a ‘special moment in my life’.
Wicks claimed a Guinness World Record for live streaming after one of his online classes drew nearly a million viewers.
He told the PA news agency: ‘I can’t believe it … receiving this is just amazing. I am very proud to have done something that helps so many people. ‘
Award: The 35-year-old fitness coach was honored to help inspire people to stay motivated and mentally fit with his online physical education lessons, and for his other charitable endeavors.
Wicks added: ‘My childhood and how I grew up, if you knew me as a child, you would have thought that he will not go anywhere, he will not do anything great.
“But I changed it and I am really proud to have become this person who is helping people.”
It comes as television host Lorraine Kelly said yesterday that she felt ‘humiliated’ to be recognized on the list.
The 60-year-old presenter got her a CBE for broadcasting services, journalism and charity.
Clearly moved by the accolade, she said: ‘This is such an unexpected honor. ‘I am very grateful and honored, especially since I am in a much more deserving company. All those frontline workers are true heroes. ‘
Exciting news! TV host Lorraine Kelly said yesterday that she felt ‘humiliated’ to be recognized on the list
English footballer Marcus Rashford also received an MBE after he sparked a government U-turn on free school meals.
The Manchester United player was honored for his services to vulnerable children in the UK during the pandemic.
The 22-year-old sports star lobbied the government to continue its policy of free school meals during the summer shutdown.
Since then, it has formed a task force on child food poverty, linking with some of the largest supermarkets and food brands in the country.
Well deserved: English footballer Marcus Rashford also received an MBE after he sparked a government U-turn on free school meals
Last month, fitness coach Joe revealed that he was ‘really struggling’ with his mental health, after Boris Johnson addressed the nation with tighter restrictions.
The Body Coach star took to Instagram to tell his legions of followers that he was feeling ‘helpless, unmotivated and confused’ about when life will return to normal.
He said he himself was feeling depressed after Boris imposed a series of new restrictions, including a 10 p.m. curfew in pubs and restaurants, indoor sports subject to the Rule of Six, and people who work from home whenever possible, all of which could last six months. .
In an emotional video, Joe said: ‘I just finished watching the press conference with Boris Johnson on the new Covid restrictions in the UK.
Depressed: Last month, fitness coach Joe revealed that he was ‘really struggling’ with his mental health, after Boris Johnson addressed the nation with stricter restrictions.
‘I can really feel for the first time that this is starting to have an effect on my sanity now, it’s really getting me down. It’s hard for me to be optimistic, it’s confusing.
‘I don’t know where I am standing and I can’t even understand where the end is. You know that feeling of helplessness and confusion is quite a difficult feeling to handle.
“Normally we are in control of things and we can change things, but with this, realizing that this is not going to go away tomorrow really depresses me.
‘The only thing I love more than anything is being connected to the community, my mom, my dad, my family and friends. I love being around people.
‘All of these things are disconnecting me from my co-workers, my family, from getting together in groups of friends.
‘I understand why, but it doesn’t make it any easier and I think it’s very important to talk about how you feel. Don’t hold it back.
Joe, who is the father of a two-year-old Indie daughter and nine-month-old son Marley, continued to insist on the importance of exercise and urged his followers not to give up their physical health, because their ‘mental health will deteriorate. faster’.
Family first: YouTuber shares Indie daughter and son Marley with model wife Rosie, 30
