Ant and Dec turned down this year’s TRIC Awards after losing to fellow presenter Bradley Walsh for TV Personality Of The Year for the second year in a row.
The TV presenting duo were nowhere to be seen on Tuesday, despite being nominated in three different categories at the awards.
Ant McPartlin, 48, and Declan Donnelly, 48, were nominated in the TV Personality, Entertainment and Gameshow categories.
This is the second year that the British TV stars have lost to Bradley, 64, for the TV Personality Award and have also failed to lift the other two gongs.
After missing out in all three categories last year, the pair missed the mark again at the ceremony, which was held at The Grosvenor House Hotel.
Ant and Dec (pictured) turned down this year’s TRIC Awards after losing to fellow presenter Bradley Walsh for the second year in a row for TV Personality Of The Year
This is the second year the TV stars have lost to Bradley, 64, for the TV Personality Award and have also failed to take home the other two gongs (pictured at the 2023 TRIC Awards)
They had three contenders for the Entertainment Award as Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain’s Got Talent and Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win were nominated.
But after losing out on all five nominations in all three categories, Ant and Dec failed to show up this year.
Since 2004 – the year they won their first TRIC TV Personality Award – they have won 15 separate awards across the three categories and have been nominated for a total of 38 gongs.
Bradley also beat Piers Morgan and Martin Lewis in the category.
Despite winning the gong, Bradley also did not appear at this year’s ceremony.
Elsewhere at the star-studded event, Eamonn Holmes struggled onto the stage with the help of a walker as he collected an award today.
In his first public appearance since news of his shock split from Ruth Langsford, the 64-year-old TV presenter admitted he was on ‘borrowed time’ as he confessed: ‘I’m not okay. This is not a good time at all.’
And Eamonn appeared to take a swipe at his estranged wife as he collected an award for best breakfast show.
Accepting the gong, the GB News presenter concluded that he had been stabbed in the back, telling the audience: “So I got two things in my back that I didn’t want,” apparently referring to both his operation and Ruth .
He said: ‘I sometimes think that we [GB News presenters] they all have imposter syndrome, why is that kind of thing.
But after missing out in all three categories last year, the pair missed the mark again at this year’s awards ceremony, which was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
Since 2004 – the year they won their first TRIC TV Personality Award – they have won 15 separate awards across the three categories and have been nominated for a total of 38 gongs
Bradley also beat Piers Morgan and Martin Lewis in the category (pictured with his gong from last year)
Elsewhere at the star-studded event, E amonn Holmes struggled onto the stage with the help of a walker as he collected an award today
As he collected the award for best breakfast show today, the GB News presenter concluded he had been stabbed in the back
‘A year and a half ago I had surgery and it went wrong. So I got two things in the back of my mind that I didn’t want, so why not, I’m happy to accept this.’
The TV star and Ruth, both 64, announced their plans to divorce last month after 14 years of marriage and 27 years together, and Eamonn has since moved out of his marital home in Surrey.
Open up to The daily mirror about his personal life, he explained, “It’s too early to say, but I hope we can still be friends.”
The star also admitted that he feels like he is on “borrowed time” as his father died of a fatal heart attack at the age of 65.
Eamonn was seen arriving at the awards in a wheelchair as he suffers from chronic back pain and undergoes painful physio sessions.
Speaking in January, he said the “harsh reality” could be that he may never be able to walk alone without assistance again.
And Eamonn admitted he didn’t even know if he would be able to attend the annual TRIC Awards on Tuesday, but his new high-tech equipment is making him feel more at ease.
He added: ‘I wasn’t planning on coming but I have a new chair with all these gadgets.’
When GB News Breakfast was named the best news programme, Eamonn took to the stage and accepted the award on behalf of the team.
He told the audience: ‘I had an operation a year and a half ago and two things went wrong, so I have two things in my back that I don’t want. So I happily accept this.”
Eamonn was also nominated for Best News Presenter at the awards, but he lost out on the award to Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom.
The politician looked cheerful as he accepted the award as he took the afternoon off from campaigning ahead of next week’s general election.