Holly and Phil listen as Lenny Henry makes queuegate swipe at NTAs

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It was a night of self-congratulation as the celebs gathered for the glittering National Television Awards on Thursday night.

Emmerdale, Strictly and This Morning all won gongs, with Sir Lenny Henry scooping the Special Recognition Award for his long career in the industry and his many fundraising efforts.

But the audience were left in shock as Sir Lenny, 64, took a thinly veiled swipe at the 'queuegate' controversy, while Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield looked on in the audience.The comedian was giving an impassioned speech saying: "The last time I was here, it was to see Earth Wind and Fire.

Nowadays all of those things are trying to kill us!" He then added: "Thank you for standing up. I know some of you were just trying to leave.These awards are so long, man, David Beckham is still outside queuing to get in!" The joke saw the audience erupt with laughter but the camera avoided Holly, 41, and Phil, 60, and instead zoomed in on the Strictly cast who all seemed to be enjoying the drama.