Ricky Whittle and Fiona Bruce have been crowned winners of the Rear Of The Year. The hotly-contested annual competition determines which male and female celeb possesses the most delectable derriere. Ricky, 28, said: "I'm honoured and very flattered to have been named Rear Of The Year - although my mum has been telling me it's my best side since I was a kid." The actor, who played love rat Calvin Valentine in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, grabbed the nation's attention with his moves on Strictly Come Dancing. Accepting her award, BBC newsreader Fiona, 46, said: "This award has caused some hilarity among family, friends, and colleagues, as you might imagine. "What I tell them, when they've picked themselves up off the floor, is that if someone had told me I'd been nominated for this 20 years ago, I'd have poked them in the eye. Now I'm just flattered anyone's still looking." Fiona's appearance on a documentary about Queen Victoria sparked a flurry of comments about the tight trousers she wore on the programme. One comment, about her appearance on Victoria: A Royal Love Story, written on the BBC's Points Of View messageboard, stated: "Is Fiona Bruce looking to win Rear Of The Year with those jeans she is wearing? I reckon she has got a ruddy good chance." Last year's winners were singers Rachel Stevens and Russell Watson. The competition, which is voted for by the public, attracts around 5,500 votes.
