Award Ceremony

Information on this year’s award ceremony.

The Mental Health Awards 2026!

Our Host for 2026 is Charlie Condou!

Charlie Condou is best known for his long-running role of Marcus Dent in the household British series Coronation Street (ITV) and for starring roles in other British series such as Doctor Who (BBC), Holby City (BBC), Unforgotten (ITV), You, Me and the Apocalypse (Sky), Casualty (BBC) and Nathan Barley (Channel 4). He’s done voiceover work in Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance alongside Taron Egerton and Anya Taylor-Joy and has film credits including Good opposite Viggo Mortensen and Fred Clause with Vince Vaughan.

His superb stage acting led to him leading F***ing Men at Waterloo East Theatre adding to a number of Southwark Playhouse productions he’s led in the past, including Straight White Men, Next Fall and The Changeling. Further theatre credits include The Throne at Charing Cross Theatre and Dying For It at the Almeida Theatre.

Location.

This year’s black tie Awards Ceremony is set to take place at 8pm on Thursday 8th October 2026, at Reading Town Hall.

Please see the menu and pricing plan here.

Places can be booked online at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/THnw6i71hw

Venue: Reading Town Hall, ​Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH

Date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Time: 19.30 for an 20.00 start

Dress code: Black tie

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"We all know how critical mental health is to everyday life, together let's make a healthier, happier nation."

Sir Ben Ainslie
Olympic sailor

"So many people suffer with mental health issues, these awards are a really good thing and congratulations to the winners."

Gary Lineker
Sports broadcaster & former footballer

"Mental health difficulties affect us all at some point, so it's wonderful to see awards that celebrate people who have an impact on people's well-being."

Stephen Fry
Actor, comedian and writer

"It is vital we consider mental health in the same way we consider physical health. I'm all for looking after our bodies, our heart, being fit and strong, but there's no point if everything on the outside works, but inside we have issues that we can't talk about."

Gabby Logan
Presenter and former international gymnast

"These awards help encourage people to ask for help and experience the beauty of recovery."

Gemma Gordon
Actress

"Mental health is something which affects so many of us, whether it is ourselves, a family member or a friend. Even though it affects so many, it is spoken about by so few, that is why I am supporting the awards."

Charlie Mills
Made in Chelsea

"Mental health is as important as physical health. When things go wrong, the pain can be terrible and lives can be ruined or lost. What a wonderful thing to have an Award Ceremony that celebrates people doing the best work to fight for happiness and health in this field."

Richard Curtis
(that one, not our one)