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Ant and Dec lost out on Best Presenter at the National Television Awards to Gary Lineker on Wednesday night in a surprise defeat while This Morning and Strictly won big.
The Geordie duo, who have won the gong consecutively for the past 23 years, were not at the ceremony for the loss.
Visibly stunned by the news, Gary, 64, took to the stage as the arena erupted into loud applause.
The former footballer, who left Match Of The Day under a cloud earlier this year, told the audience: ‘Blimey, I’ve won the Ant and Dec trophy.
‘Thank you, thank you to everyone who voted for me, hugely appreciated. It’s amazing.’
Hosted by Joel Dommett, the ceremony was televised live on ITV1 as the winners were officially revealed after months of voting.
Two years after their bruising defeat to The Repair Shop, This Morning scooped the Best Daytime gong again.
It’s the first for new hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, with Alison Hammond telling the audience how they had all been ‘humbled’ by the past two loses.
Strictly Come Dancing were also champions, bagging Best Talent Show.
However, due to recording schedules for this year’s series, Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the judges were unable to be there to collect the award.
The night started as comedian Michael McIntyre scored a huge win for his Big Show, scooping The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.
Meanwhile, the final ever series of Vera lost out to the BBC’s Call The Midwife for Best Returning Drama.
In a further blow to Stacey Solomon, following on from her Bafta snub earlier this year, her factual series Sort Your Life Out missed out on an NTA gong again.
Jeremy Clarkson’s smash-hit show Clarkson’s Farm came out on top, with Jeremy revealing to the audience how he was on weight-loss jab Mounjaro.
Meanwhile Liz Hurley and Rob Rinder announced this year’s winner of the Reality Competition is I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
As the ceremony continued, Jessie Wallace and Michelle Ryan appeared on stage to present the Serial Drama Performance.
Steve McFadden looked visibly emotional as he was announced as the winner for his portrayal of Phil Mitchell’s mental health crisis in EastEnders.
Following its finale at Christmas, Gavin and Stacey scooped the award for Best Comedy, though James Corden and Matthew Horne were unable to attend.
They beat the likes of Mrs Brown’s Boys and Brassic for the award.
Lee Mack’s The 1% Club was voted Best Quiz Show this year, with the comedian using his time on stage to poke fun at Gary Lineker.
Teenage star Owen Cooper, who shot to fame earlier this year as twisted killer Jamie Miller in Adolescence, won Best Drama Performance.
In a win for Netflix bosses, the show was voted New Drama by the public, beating Disney+’s Rivals.
It was a big night for former Love Island star Molly Mae Hague as she walked away with the award for Authored Documentary.
Her series, which initially charted her breakup last year from Tommy Fury, beat off stiff competition from Boyzone: No Matter What, Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, There’s Only One Rob Burrow and Freddie Flintoff.
Animated BBC series Wallace and Gromit also received a special recognition award during the night, with creator Nick Park collecting the gong.
This year’s NTAs ended as EastEnders received Best Serial Drama, with the ceremony coming off air as the Walford cast celebrated on stage.
The red carpet arrivals tonight were hosted by Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks for the second year in a row.
This is a milestone year for the NTAs, which are celebrating their 30th anniversary.
The awards were established back in 1995 to give the public a voice when it came to recognising TV talent – as previously, awards had always been dished out by industry professionals.
Described as a ‘celebration of the nation’s most loved stars and shows’, people have had the opportunity to vote via post, telephone, and online.
