The Guide Liverpool Heroes 2025: Rebecca Ferguson can’t wait to celebrate the city and people she’s so proud of

Stunning singer Rebecca Ferguson will be performing at The Guide Liverpool Heroes 2025 awards – and she can’t wait to entertain her fellow Scousers and celebrate the city she’s so proud of.

“I’m so excited,” says Rebecca.

“It’s just so lovely whenever I come home, but especially when it’s for something like this.

“It gives me such a good feeling and I’m so looking forward to it.”

Rebecca, 39, is the headline act at the inaugural awards evening being held at the Titanic Hotel on Friday, November 21, and playing for it goes beyond her usual performances as she says it’s celebrating everything and all those she holds dear.

“I’m fiercely proud of Liverpool – and very protective (I won’t have people saying anything against it). I’m proud of where I’m from.

“You don’t realise until you leave how friendly people are, how warm, open and honest they are. Scousers are authentic.

“I love coming home because you can ask people how they are and get an honest answer, which means you can genuinely connect with people and there’s no shame in looking vulnerable.

“And because, as the awards evening will show, it’s a city that comes together. People do so much for other people and I don’t know whether you get that anywhere else.”

The mum of four admits she might need to bring a tissue or two to The Guide Liverpool Heroes 2025 awards – brought to you by Liverpool Cruise Port and in Partnership with San Carlo Restaurants – which will focus on everything from community projects, charities and emergency services to sports heroes and influencers, with four special awards – one to be revealed only on the night.

“I do get emotional when I hear all the heartwarming stories,” she smiles.

“I’ll definitely be moved. We focus on celebrity and, as a society, we can get lost in that. The people who are really doing amazing things might not be well known, but they are the ones giving so much back to their community and those around them.

“The older you get, and the more you grow as a person, you realise it’s all about community and what we can do to help each other. And that can be hard. It’s easy to say from a place of privilege but not if you’re someone who’s working two jobs and has kids but we need to look out for each other – like those being rewarded and honoured at the awards have done.

“As Scousers it’s the way we are – warm, but really tough. My mum never had any money, but we’d always have people in our house that weren’t doing too well; other single mums that she’d be trying to help because they were struggling.

“And it’s not transactional. We don’t expect something in return, not praise, it’s just what you do – again like so many of the people who will be celebrated at the awards.”

Rebecca will be performing a collection of her own hits and covers at The Guide Liverpool Heroes 2025 awards:

“I’ve got a jazz trio, I’ve got a trumpet player, so it will be fun songs like Very Superstitious, because people want to have a good old dance.”

But it won’t be the only chance Liverpool will have to enjoy her music over the coming weeks.

After a much-acclaimed Christmas Show at the M&S Arena last year, Rebecca will be back in the city on December 6.

She is performing another festive show, A Feeling of Christmas with Rebecca Ferguson, at the Liverpool Philharmonic with a mix of club classics, and all the Yuletide favourites like Santa Baby and White Christmas accompanied by The Syd Lawrence Orchestra.

“I love Christmas. My decorations went up on Bonfire Night which shows you just how much I love it!” she laughs. “I get a bit of stick for it, but I think people are used to it now.

“I love the atmosphere, the good feel, the lights and the house being sparkly. It’s just my nature.

“Life’s quite hard and a lot of people are struggling, and I think Christmas brings a bit of light and joy – just like those being honoured in the Guide’s awards.

“That’s so important and it’s right that we shine a spotlight on all those who do so much for our city, and are leaving such a wonderful legacy.” 

Find out more about The Guide Liverpool Heroes here.

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