I headed down to the red carpet for the annual National Television Awards in 2022 to catch up with some of the hottest UK TV stars, before heading behind the scenes to chat to the award winners fresh off the stage. I was joined at the event by two other reports, and together we put together this double TV spread.
By Ellie Henman, Lottie Hulme and Jess Lester
ANT and Dec scooped an incredible 21st consecutive Best Presenter win at the NTAs last night but were not there to collect their gong after contracting Covid.
The other big winner was Strictly Come Dancing.
Veteran hoofer Anton du Beke was named Talent Show Judge beating Britain's Got Talent's David Walliams, Drag Race's RuPaul and The Masked Singer's Mo Gilligan.
And the BBC blockbuster also retained the Talent Show award - beating BGT, The Masked Singer and RuPaul's Drag Race.
Geordie pair Ant McPartlin, 46, and Declan Donnelly, 47, were forced to miss the annual event after falling ill earlier this week.
They watched from home as Ukrainian TV host Timur Miroshnychenko revealed they had won Best Presenter yet again.
They pair have won every year since 2001, even after Ant took a break from the spotlight to beat his prescription pills addiction.
Insiders had thought ITV's This Morning host Alison Hammond might be the one who finally broke their incredible winning streak.
Graham Norton and Bradley Walsh were also in the running for the award.
Ant and Dec's forced absence is only the second time they have missed the event since their first trophy more than two decades ago.
The superstar duo now have a total of 43 NTA trophies.
They also won The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
beating their own Saturday Night Takeaway, The Graham Norton Show and Taskmaster.
Emmerdale actor Danny Miller, who won I'm A Celeb last year, was joined by campmates Louise Minchin, Snoochie Shy and Frankie Bridge to receive the award from former Strictly star Oti Mabuse and US singer Michelle Visage.
He said: "On behalf of Ant and Dec who unfortunately have Covid so can't be here tonight, although Stephen Mulhern is in the crowd so I'm not sure why he hasn't collected the award on their behalf."
But Stephen Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway co-star did accept the TV Presenter gong on their behalf.
He jokingly ripped up a speech before putting his own name on the trophy. Stephen, 45, said: "Well, well, well.
Well listen, Ant and
Dec can't be here, for obvious reasons. They have given me some words to say. But I'm not doing that drivel.
"Full respect to the guys, 21 years on the trot. Come on! But the reality is that this baby is coming home with me. "And I don't know if the director can get a shot of this, but it says the nation's favourite presenter: Stephen Mulhern. And this is going just there. Have a lovely night everybody."
Ricky Gervais's dark Netflix comedy After Life won again giving the Reading-born funnyman his third Comedy award for the same series. Peaky Blinders got two wins, with it named Returning Drama and star Cillian Murphy winning the Drama Performance award as gangster Thomas Shelby.
Vicky McClure's bomb disposal thriller Trigger Point triumphed in the New Drama category and the Factual Entertainment accolade went to Gogglebox.
Good Morning Britain's finance boffin Martin Lewis beat off tough competition from Jeremy Clarkson's Amazon Prime farming sidekick Kaleb Cooper and veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough to win the first ever Expert award for his Martin Lewis Money Show.
And Beat The Chasers retained Quiz Game Show.
ellie.henman@the-sun.co.uk
EASTENDERS' stars Bobby Brazier, 19, and Danielle Harold, 30, got tongues wagging when they were spotted holding hands. They were said to have spent the afternoon with co-stars at a pub near the venue.
An onlooker said: "Bobby was taking good care of her."
MAYA Jama almost came a cropper on the red carpet when she tripped over her long white dress.
The new host of Love Island, 28, had to get some help to hold up the train of her tightfitting gown as she walked into Wembley's OVO Arena.
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