Specsavers announces Spectacle Wearer of the Year winner

Proud glasses wearers celebrated their specs last night in London at the annual Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards.

Now in its 21^st year, the competition asks for entrants to upload a selfie in their specs, with thousands of people entering every year.

The star studded event was launched by former Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt and hosted by TV personality Rylan Clark-Neal.

Antiques guru David Dickinson was presented with the Services to Specs accolade, while former Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle was awarded the Best Specs Newcomer award having picked up her first pair of glasses this summer.

Dame Mary Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers, told Optician at the event: ‘It’s so important for eyewear to be accessible, and we only have to look around the room tonight to see the amount of people wearing fashionable glasses - some of them don’t even need them.