After multiple delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 National Television Awards are finally here. Originally scheduled to take place in January, the ceremony – which honours the best of the best of British television – was delayed twice until a September date was eventually set. Hosted by The Masked Singer’s Joel Dommett, the event took place on 8 Sept. at the O2 Arena in London.
The NTAs brought out some of the UK’s biggest TV stars, and honoured 2021’s most-talked about shows, including It’s a Sin, which won for best new drama, The Great British Bake Off, which in addition to saving us during lockdown won the award for best challenge show, and Line of Duty, which took home two awards out of the four it was nominated for.
But like any award show, in addition to finding out who the big winners were this year, we also wanted to see what our favourite celebrities chose to wear on the red carpet. And like many of the events post-lockdown, the stars made sure to go all out with their style choices. We saw lots of shimmer and sequins, from Maura Higgins metallic coord set, Maya Jama’s Azzi & Osta gown, Leonie Elliot’s silver foil minidress, and Katherine Ryan’s black-and-gold number. There were some pops of bright and bold colour courtesy of Olly Alexander and Charlene White, both of whom wore neon green. The biggest trend of the evening, however, was the colour white, worn by Mollie King, Rochelle Humes, Olivia Bromley, and Dr Zoe Williams to name a few.
Keep reading to see all of the best-dressed celebrities on the National Television Awards 2021 red carpet.
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Maura Higgins at the National Television Awards 2021
Higgins wears a metallic coord set.
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Beverley Knight at the National Television Awards 2021
Knight wears a one-shoulder dress with silver zigzag print.
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Maya Jama at the National Television Awards 2021
The presenter wears a gown by Azzi & Osta and Bvlgari jewels.
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Katherine Ryan at the National Television Awards 2021
Ryan wears a black strappy gown with gold metallic detailing.
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Mollie King at the National Television Awards 2021
King wears a white strapless gown with pockets.
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Olivia Bromley at the National Television Awards 2021
Bromley wears a white halter-neck gown.
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Rochelle Humes at the National Television Awards 2021
Humes wears a long-sleeved white gown a cut-out detail along one shoulder.
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Bimini Bon Boulash at the National Television Awards 2021
Bimini wears a fitted black gown with silver chain accessories.
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Angelica Bell at the National Television Awards 2021
Bell wears a green sequins gown that features one balloon sleeve.
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Dr Zoe Williams at the National Television Awards 2021
Dr Williams wears a white suit dress with feather detailing.
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Leonie Elliot at the National Television Awards 2021
Elliot wears a silver minidress with turtleneck and long sleeves.
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Laura Whitmore at the National Television Awards 2021
Whitmore’s metallic gown is by designer Maria Lucia Hohan.
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Katie Piper at the National Television Awards 2021
Piper wears a pale-pink chiffon gown by Portuguese brand Joao Rôlo Couture.
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Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby at the National Television Awards 2021
Schofield’s sleek black suit is custom-made by tailor Chris Kerr, whilst Willoughby’s shimmering blue gown is from Ziad Naked.
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Olly Alexander at the National Television Awards 2021
The Years and Years singer wears a neon green suit with a t-shirt and white-and-black creepers.
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Nicola Adams and Ella Baig at the National Television Awards 2021
Adams’ wears an olive green Paul Smith suitj, and Baig’s floral dress is by Rotate Berger Christensen.
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Davina McCall at the National Television Awards 2021
McCall’s gold sequins dress features puff sleeves and a twisted detail at the waist.
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Charlene White at the National Television Awards 2021
White paired her eye-catching neon green Solace London gown with a colourful bag courtesy of Kurt Geiger.
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Tommy Jessop at the National Television Awards 2021
Tommy Jessop wears a classic black suit and bowtie.
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Mathias Le Fevre at the National Television Awards 2021
Le Fevre wears a long black suit jacket with bowtie and ruffled white shirt.
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Rhiannon Clements at the National Television Awards 2021
The actress wears a voluminous black camisole dress.
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Pixie Lott at the National Television Awards 2021
Lott wears a black minidress with silver detailing along the hem.
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Talulah-Eve Brown at the National Television Awards 2021
Brown added a pop colour to her black-and-white ensembles with her bright blue shoes.
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Emily Atack at the National Television Awards 2021
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Ciinderella Balthazar at the National Television Awards 2021
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Vicky Pattison at the National Television Awards 2021
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Kelly Osasere at the National Television Awards 2021
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Charlie Brooks at the National Television Awards 2021
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Lydia Bright at the National Television Awards 2021
