Viewers touched as Ant McPartlin invites Holly Willoughby to accept I’m a Celeb BAFTA

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by Alex Ross |
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The 2019 BAFTA TV Awards took place in London last night (Sunday 12th May), with some of the biggest TV stars hitting the red carpet to celebrate the past year of great TV.

The cast of Killing Eve were big winners on the night, but viewers were touched when I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here won the award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual show ahead of Dragons' Den, Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds and The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night.

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Drama series

BodyguardKilling Eve – WINNERSave MeInformer

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Mini-series

A Very English ScandalKiriMrs Wilson Patrick Melrose – WINNER

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Leading actress

Jodie Comer – Killing Eve – WINNERSandra Oh – Killing Eve Keeley Hawes – BodyguardRuth Wilson – Mrs Wilson

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Leading actor

Hugh Grant – A Very English ScandalChance Perdomo – Killed By My Debt Lucian Msamati – Kiri Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose – WINNER

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Supporting actor

Alex Jennings – Unforgotten Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal – WINNERKim Bodnia – Killing Eve Stephen Graham – Save Me

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Supporting actress

Billie Piper – CollateralFiona Shaw – Killing Eve – WINNERKeeley Hawes – Mrs Wilson Monica Dolan – A Very English Scandal

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Female performance in a comedy programme

Daisy May Cooper – This CountryJessica Hynes – There She Goes – WINNERJulia Davis – Sally4Ever Lesley Manville – Mum

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Male performance in a comedy programme

Alex MacQueen – Sally4Ever Jamie Demetriou – Stath Lets Flats Peter Mullan – Mum Steve Pemberton – Inside No 9 – WINNER

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International

54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage CrisisThe Handmaid's Tale Reporting Trump's First Year: The Fourth EstateSuccession – WINNER

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Entertainment performance

Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway David Mitchell – Would I Lie To You? Lee Mack – Would I Lie To You? – WINNERRachel Parris – The Mash Report

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Specialist factual

Bros: After the Screaming StopsGrayson Perry: Rites of Passage Suffragettes With Lucy Worsley – WINNERSuperkids: Breaking Away From Care

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Reality and constructed factual

Dragons' Den I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! – WINNEROld People's Home for 4 Year Olds The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night

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Current affairs

Football's Wall of Silence Iran Unveiled: Taking on the Ayatollahs – Exposure Massacre at Ballymurphy Myanmar's Killing Fields: Dispatches – WINNER

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Entertainment programme

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Britain's Got Talent – WINNERMichael McIntyre's Big Show Strictly Come Dancing

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Scripted comedy

Derry Girls Mum Sally4Ever – WINNERStath Lets Flats

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Comedy entertainment programme

The Big Narstie Show The Last Leg A League of Their Own – WINNERWould I Lie to You?

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Factual series

24 Hours in A&E Life and Death Row: The Mass Execution Louis Theroux's Altered States – WINNERPrison

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Features

Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road TripThe Great British Bake Off Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Who Do You Think You Are? – WINNER

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Live event

Open Heart Surgery: Live Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – WINNERThe Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Stand Up to Cancer

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News coverage

Bullying and Harassment in the House of Commons – Newsnight Cambridge Analytica Uncovered – WINNERGood Morning Britain: On a Knife Edge Good Morning Britain: Thomas Markle Exclusive

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Single documentary

Driven: The Billy Monger Story Gun No 6 – WINNERMy Dad, the Peace Deal and Me School for Stammers

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Single drama

Bandersnatch – Black Mirror Care Killed By My Debt – WINNERThrough the Gates – On the Edge

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Soap and continuing drama

Casualty Coronation Street EastEnders – WINNERHollyoaks

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Sport

2018 Six Nations: Scotland v England2018 World Cup: England v Sweden – WINNEREngland's Test Cricket: Cook's Farewell Winter Olympics

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Virgin Media Must-See Moment

Bodyguard – the assassination of Julia Montague – WINNERCoronation Street – Gail's monologue on the suicide of Aidan Connor Doctor Who – The Doctor meets Rosa Parks Killing Eve – Eve stabs Villanelle Peter Kay's Car Share – the finale Queer Eye – Tom's transformation

After Ant McPartlin took a year off from showbiz in 2018, Holly Willoughby did an amazing job presenting the show alongside Dec Donnelly, and Ant was keen to let her have her moment at the BAFTAs last night.

When the popular show was announced as the winner, the whole crew got up on stage, with Ant pushing a reluctant Holly to the front alongside Dec, who gave the acceptance speech.

Viewers at home were quick to praise Ant, one user wrote, 'I love that Ant went up with the others for @imacelebrity, it is still his show, no matter what people say. And I love that he pushed @hollywills forward!! And to those saying that Dec was being all anti-feminist, it is actually true, Holly was just helping them out last year.' [sic]

Another added, 'Absolutely loved that Ant was reluctant going up and let Holly take the credit as it should be! Great series, thoroughly deserved!! Well done xx @antanddec'. [sic]

A third then wrote, 'So much respect for Ant making absolute sure that Holly took the credit for the I’m A Celeb win 🙌🏻 I love how close they all are and I love that him and Dec are back together and moving forward after everything ❤️ #BAFTATV'. [sic]

Dec was also quick to praise Holly, he told the audience, "Thank you Holly for helping me out last year. You did a fantastic job standing in for Ant, who has reluctantly come up here tonight."

He later added, "He's still part of the team as well. Thank you Bafta this is a wonderful surprise have a wonderful evening."

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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