Rear of the Year

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Rear of the Year
Rear of the Year logo.gif
Awarded forCelebrities considered to have a notable posterior
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byRear of the Year Ltd.
First awarded1981 (one-off presentation in 1976)
Currently held byAmanda Holden and Andy Murray
WebsiteOfficial website

Rear of the Year is a British award for celebrities who are considered to have a notable posterior. It was created by publicity consultant Anthony Edwards[1] and is organised by Rear of the Year Limited. For several years, it was awarded to women only. Now, it is usually awarded to one woman and one man.

History[]

Barbara Windsor won the first award in 1976, presented as a one-off accolade.[citation needed] Five years later it became an annual event with Felicity Kendal receiving the honours.[citation needed] On winning the award in 1985, Lynsey de Paul quipped "I would like to thank the organisers from the heart of my bottom".[2] In 1986, the award was presented to a man for the first time (Michael Barrymore)[citation needed] and 1991 saw Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra, became the first royal recipient.[citation needed] From 1997 the awards have been presented annually to both sexes.[3] The 2002 award to Charlotte Church attracted controversy due to the winner having only recently turned 16.[4][5][6]

2010 winner Fiona Bruce accepted the award and participated in a photoshoot, happily posing for pictures in tight jeans. However, she subsequently described the award as 'the most hypocritical, ridiculous, ludicrous thing I’ve ever done'[7]

The event, staged for some years at London's Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, attracts national and international press publicity.[citation needed] In 2012, organiser Tony Edwards declared that female rears were starting to slim down as more women took to the gym, jogging and keeping trim in this Olympic year.[citation needed]

In 2014, Carol Vorderman became the first person to receive the award for a second time.

Winners[]

Recipients include:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". Anthony Edwards Publicity. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ^ "Lynsey de Paul - obituary". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. ^ Kale, Sirin (20 August 2019). "Behind the times? The strange, sad story of rear of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Rear of the Year Award for Charlotte Church, 16, Is Flattering but Distasteful; TEENAGERS: `When a Child Is Celebrated as Sexy Something Doesn't Smell Quite Right'". Highbeam.com. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC News - WALES - Church 'sexually exploited', AM claims". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "I do like my bum ..but if I had won Rear of the Year three months ago it would have been seen as sick; AWARD FOR CHARLOTTE, 16. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Fiona Bruce says Rear of the Year award was 'hypocritical and demeaning'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Past Winners of Rear Of The Year Competition". Rear Of The Year Limited. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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