Davina McCall and her husband Michael Douglas couldn’t contain their giggles as they arrived at the Royal Television Society Awards on Tuesday.
The loved-up couple, who secretly married last year, looked smitten on the red carpet at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
Davina, 58, oozed elegance in the shimmering yellow gown which flashed a glimpse of her toned torso in the cut-out detailing.
She was joined by her hairdresser husband Michael, 49, who cut a dapper figure in a pale blue blazer.
Davina is the biggest name in this year’s Presenter category at this year’s Royal Television Society Awards.
She is joined in the category by money man Martin Lewis for his self-tilted ITV consumer series, as well as former Strictly star Hamza Yassin with his Hidden Wild Isles series.
Davina McCall, 58, and her husband Michael Douglas, 49, couldn’t contain their giggles as they arrived at the Royal Television Society Awards on Tuesday
The loved-up couple, who secretly married last year, looked smitten on the red carpet at the Grosvenor House Hotel
Adolescence leads the nominations, dominating six categories. The hit Netflix drama, which stars Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham, has received the most nominations for a single show with its nods, including for Limited Series and Single Drama.
Owen, 16, who plays troubled teenager Jamie Miller in the series, is nominated for this year’s Breakthrough Award as well as in the male Supporting Actor category for his role.
His co-star Stephen, 52, is also in the running for a gong for male Leading Actor.
Graham is up against House of Guinness’ Anthony Boyle, Unforgivable’s Bobby Schofield and Malachi Kirby for his role in A Thousand Blows.
Irish actress Erin Doherty, who scooped a gong at last month’s Golden Globes, is nominated for the female Supporting Actor award, though faces competition from Slow Horses star Saskia Reeves, Anna Friel for Unforgivable and Toxic Town’s Amiee Lou Wood.
New mother Erin, 33, is also nominated for female Leading Actor for her role in A Thousand Blows.
Former EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis joins her in the running for her work in ITV drama Code of Silence, along with Prisoner 951’s Narges Rashidi and Tamara Lawrance for Get Millie Black.
Elsewhere, the BBC has racked up the most nominations this year, with a total of 47 nods across the 29 categories.
Nominated for the male Comedy Performance category is Steve Coogan, Oliver Savell, Jon Pointing and Adjani Salmon.
Celebrity Traitors leads the Entertainment and Reality shortlist, alongside Married at First Sight and Race Across the World.
Claudia Winkleman is also in the running for the best Entertainment Performance gong for her role in the BBC hit, competing with Rob Beckett and Romesh Rangathan for their series and Romesh by himself for his Can’t Knock the Hustle programme.
Davina is the biggest name in this year’s Presenter category at this year’s Royal Television Society Awards
Davina oozed elegance in the shimmering yellow gown which flashed a glimpse of her toned torso in the cut-out detailing
Meanwhile, ITV’s soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been snubbed from the Soap and Continuing Drama category, with just Casualty, EastEnders and Hollyoaks facing off.
Competing for Best Drama are Blue Lights, Code of Silence, Slow Horses and This City Is Ours.
Amandaland has secured two nominations in the female Comedy Performance category, with stars Lucy Punch and Philippa Dunne facing off against Transaction’s
Jordan Gray and Katherine Parkinson for Here We Go.
Comedian and presenter Tom Allen will host the awards for a fifth year.
Speaking about this year’s ceremony, Kenton Allen, Chair of the RTS Programme Awards and CEO of Big Talk Studios, said: ‘The RTS Programme Awards celebrate the extraordinary depth of creative talent that defines the UK television industry.
‘Across every genre represented in this year’s nominations we see the craft, originality and ambition that continue to make Britain one of the most admired creative markets in the world.
‘From writers and performers to producers, directors and the many brilliant teams on and off camera, these programmes demonstrate the power of British storytelling to inform, entertain and resonate with audiences at home and around the globe.
‘On behalf of the Royal Television Society, I would like to congratulate all of this year’s nominees and thank them for the imagination, skill and sheer hard work that keeps our industry at the very forefront of global television.’
Read the full article here
