Paloma Faith’s bizarre choice of headwear left BAFTA TV Awards viewers infuriated during Sunday’s star-studded ceremony.
Before taking her seat the singer, 44, took to the red carpet in the kooky look alongside fellow Celebrity Traitors star and pal Alan Carr, 49.
She teamed her black fringed gown with the huge bicorne hat, which was tied beneath her chin with a ribbon and fans compared to Napoleon Bonaparte or Admiral Nelson.
But upon taking her seat alongside Alan, Paloma decided not to remove the headpiece, leaving viewers at home pitying whoever was sat behind her and would be unable to see the stage.
Taking to X they fumed: ‘Sorry for who is sitting behind Paloma and that hat’: ‘I’d be pretty p****d off if I was sat behind Paloma Faith in that hat’: ‘Thoughts and prayers for whomever is sat behind Paloma Faith tonight at the BAFTAs. They’re not going to see anything on stage as she’s wearing Admiral Nelson hat on her head’.
‘How f*****g inconsiderate and entitled do you have to be to wear that massive hat? I’d be p****d sitting behind her’.
Paloma Faith’s bizarre choice of headwear left BAFTA viewers infuriated during Sunday’s star-studded ceremony
Before taking her seat the singer, 44, took to the red carpet in the kooky look alongside fellow Celebrity Traitors star and pal Alan Carr, 49
Later in the evening Alan paid tribute to Paloma while accepting Most Memorable Moment BAFTA which he dedicated to her, after killing her off first on the show.
He said: ‘There’s no one else I would rather murder than you.‘
He added: ‘Was I good, or was everyone else just really thick?’ before admitting his own surprise at outsmarting his fellow celebs and taking home the prize.
Elsewhere in the evening Adolescence star Owen Cooper continued his award-winning streak.
The actor, 16, who has made history by becoming the youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards, took home the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.
Meanwhile, his onscreen mum Christine Tremarco won Best Supporting Actress in a surprise result beating co-star Erin Doherty, who previously took home the Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
Nominations were announced in March with Stephen Graham leading the way with a total of 11 nominations for the drama as well as seven for his Disney+ series, A Thousand Blows – for which he is an executive producer.
Adolescence, which was created by actor Stephen, 52, and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller, who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online.
Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny.
She teamed her black fringed gown with the huge bicorne hat, which was tied beneath her chin with a ribbon and fans compared to Napoleon Bonaparte (R) or Admiral Nelson
But upon taking her seat alongside Alan, Paloma decided not to remove the headpiece, leaving viewers at home pitying whoever was sat behind her and would be unable to see the stage
Taking to X they fumed: ‘Sorry for who is sitting behind Paloma and that hat’; ‘I’d be pretty p****d off if I was sat behind Paloma Faith in that hat’
Stephen wiped away tears as Christine took to the stage and said: ‘I hold this BAFTA high to Hannah Walters and Stephen Graham, thank you so much.’
The Netflix series also won in the Limited Drama category, beating the shows Fought The Law (ITV), Trespasses (Channel 4) and What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three).
Owen said of his win: ‘Every time we are at these events and your name gets called out your mind flashes back to your first audition, the first time on set, the first time you met the cast, it’s been an unreal two years. I’m just grateful to everyone who is here today.’
When asked how it’s changed his life and what he wants to do next, he said: ‘I don’t know what I want to do next. It’s changed my life because I’ve met all these beautiful people, me and my family have travelled the world, so it’s just amazing.
Later in the evening Alan paid tribute to Paloma while accepting Most Memorable Moment BAFTA which he dedicated to her, after killing her off first on the show
He said: ‘There’s no one else I would rather murder than you‘
‘Erin [Doherty] was the first person that I ever worked with so it was a dream to film. It was hard to do, I’m not doing to stand here and say it was easy, it was hard to do that in front of a stranger I have never met but Erin and the crew were so kind.’
Producer Mark Herbert of Warp films said: ‘Big thanks to Stephen Graham for bringing this gang together. The script ripped our hearts and it punched us in the guts.’ He also thanked Netflix boss Anne Mensah who had picked up the project after Amazon Prime Video had passed on it.
Amandaland starring Lucy Punch won the BAFTA for scripted comedy. The show follows the demise of Motherland’s snooty Queen Bee, who has moved from a lavish life in well-to-do Chiswick to becoming a single mother in the less-than-desirable South Harlesden – which she christens ‘SoHa’.
Writer Holly Walsh said she loved when people said they watched the show with their children.
