...Sir Idris Elba, Dame Meera Syal, historian Dan Cruickshank OBE, and Bill Bailey MBE!
Also recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2026 are (among hundreds of others, famous and otherwise, including members of the national women's football and rugby teams):
- Sir Roy Clarke (writer, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours), Sir Tristram Hunt (director of the Victoria and Albert Museum);
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE): mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, composer Max Richter, conductor Richard Farnes, former rugby player and charity boss Jonathan Davies;
- Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE): actor Warwick Davies, sports TV presenter Gabby Logan, comedian Matt Lucas, author and TV personality Richard Osman, champion marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, gardening historian and Gardeners World regular Advolly Richmond;
- Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE): actress Sally Lindsay, children's entertainer Paul Chuckle, celebrity chef Marcus Wareing, singer and actress Cynthia Erivo, singer Ellie Goulding, singer Eve Graham (of The New Seekers), gay poet Andrew McMillan.
...and Dame Jane Torvill and Sir Christopher Dean!
