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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Joe Wicks turned down Boris Johnson’s ‘not genuine’ health campaign request

PA Wire

The YouTube star Joe Wicks said he turned down the then prime minister Boris Johnson’s offer to front a public health campaign because he did not think it was “genuine”.

The fitness expert, who was awarded an MBE in 2022, said that he met Mr Johnson in early 2022 but thought his campaign lacked substance and was just a “PR thing”.

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