Denise Welch, Lorraine Kelly and Ruth Langsford were among the famous faces noticeably absent from Tuesday night’s star-studded NTAs.The Geordie Loose Women panellist, 65, revealed in the eleventh hour that she’d been forced pull out of joining her fellow presenters due to a “lovely eye infection.” Posting a photo of a painful-looking swollen eye to her Instagram page, Denise wrote, “Due to a lovely eye infection I can’t join my fellow @LooseWomen at the @officialntas.
Good luck to our fabulous team and I’ll be keeping my one eye on you”.The ITV show was up for the Best Daytime programme against ITV's This Morning, The Chase and the BBC's The Repair Shop - which took home the gong in what was considered a 'snub' to the Holly Willoughby-fronted show.
Lorraine, 63, skipped the awards to spend a special evening with her husband Steve Smith as they celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary.The couple recently enjoyed an adventure-packed holiday to Zimbabwe before Lorraine returned to presenting her ITV show.
While most of the ITV family were enjoying the red carpet treatment at the The O2 on Tuesday night for the 2023 awards, Lorraine and Steve enjoyed a quieter night together, with Lorraine posting an adorable picture of the pair on her Instagram.
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