Coronation Street actress Tina O'Brien and Love Island alum Georgia Harrison led television personalities leaving London's O2 Arena following a night of celebrations at the National Television Awards on Tuesday evening. The flagship event is widely known for industry figures partying into the early hours of the morning.
Tina O'Brien, 43, who portrays Sarah Platt on the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was seen heading home with a bottle of beer sitting in her car cup holder. Presenter Olivia Attwood was also among the bleary-eyed stars photographed departing the venue.
Georgia Harrison put on an animated display as she exited the arena, taking a rare night off parenting duties.
Love Island: All Stars contestants Lucinda Strafford and Sean Stone were spotted taking pictures with a member of the bar staff as they departed. The loved-up couple appeared giddy, larking around and putting on an affectionate display while making their way out.
Lisa Hogan, who stars in Prime Video series Clarkson's Farm, was seen carrying a bouquet of flowers under her arm following a victory for the show. Tasha Ghouri departed the venue alongside her boyfriend Cameron, who held up the long train of her dress, while Perrie Sian waved to onlookers as she left with friends.
Reality contestant Angela appeared in good spirits as she chatted and laughed with friends, while several other Love Island stars waited for transport outside the venue.
Attenborough wins Best Presenter as Ant and Dec miss out
Veteran natural historian David Attenborough was awarded the National Television Award for Best Presenter. The win meant presenting duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, known as Ant and Dec, missed out on the prize for the second consecutive year.
Ant and Dec had held the Best Presenter accolade for a record 23 consecutive years before losing out to Gary Lineker at last year's ceremony.
Producer Mark Brownlow accepted the award on behalf of the 98-year-old broadcaster. In his acceptance speech, Brownlow focused his comments on the environmental dangers posed by climate change.
Daytime magazine program This Morning continued its winning streak by picking up the award for Best Daytime show. Presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard accepted the honor alongside Friday hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary. This Morning is ITV's flagship daytime show, broadcast live every weekday morning.
Ahead of its planned revamp later this year, BBC One's flagship celebrity ballroom competition Strictly Come Dancing won the Best Talent Show category. Meanwhile, BBC series Celebrity Traitors claimed the award for Reality Competition.
Jeremy Clarkson addresses cancer remission following award win
Prime Video series Clarkson's Farm claimed the award for Reality Docuseries. The series follows former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.
Clarkson, 66, revealed earlier this year that he was in remission from prostate cancer. He kept his stage speech brief before addressing his health status in detail during the winner's press conference backstage.
"I wasn't emotional; it was annoying," Clarkson said regarding his illness. "I had a heart thing, and I had a bit of cancer but I wasn't away really, it was two weeks. It was, it was just annoying because I missed a lot of the harvest time."
Comedian Lee Mack secured another victory for his ITV game show The 1 per cent Club. Mack attended the ceremony with his three children and paid tribute to his wife during his acceptance speech on stage.
The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award was presented to Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Television personality Paris Fury and her eight-year-old daughter Valencia presented the award to the comedy variety program.
Mrs Brown's Boys wins Best Comedy despite Brendan O'Carroll jaw injury
The cast of Mrs Brown's Boys expressed delight after taking home the trophy for Best Comedy Show. The win served as a boost for show creator and lead actor Brendan O'Carroll, who was forced to cancel his festive television specials this year after breaking his jaw.
Speaking during the winner's press conference, actor Conor Moloney, who plays the priest in the BBC sitcom, confirmed that O'Carroll had called the cast immediately after the announcement.
"We're just delighted, particularly for Brendan, who's just had this operation, so he FaceTimed us now, and it was just lovely too," Moloney said. "So it's great that we won, particularly for him tonight."
Fiona Gibney, who portrays Sharon in the comedy series, added that O'Carroll was recovering well following his operation.
"He's doing great, isn't he? Yeah, no, he's doing very well. He is doing very well. He's very sad not to be here," Gibney said. "It's one of his most favourite awards is the NTAs. I mean it's a night out for all of us and it’s kind of, you know, it's a bit, but listen, we will give it to him, the award and he'd be happy."
The cast also confirmed that a brand-new series of Mrs Brown's Boys will air next year.
Channel 4 television series Gogglebox won the Factual Entertainment award during its 28th series. The show, which features members of the public reacting to weekly television highlights, beat Stacey Solomon's home organization series Sort Your Life Out to secure the win.
Vicky McClure leads all-female drama nominees
For the first time in the history of the National Television Awards, all nominees in the Best Drama Performance category were women.
Vicky McClure won the category for her starring role as volatile bomb disposal officer Lana Washington in the ITV thriller Trigger Point.
Legal drama I Fought the Law, starring Sheridan Smith, picked up the award for New Drama following its initial broadcast.
The BBC special Our Girls: The Southport Families was awarded the Authored Documentary prize.
BBC One period drama Call The Midwife won Best Returning Drama, while long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale won Best Serial Drama. Emmerdale actor Jeff Hordley received the award for Serial Drama Performance.
