How many times have Ant and Dec won the NTAs and why aren't they there tonight?

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary tackled their late night head-on as they continued the National Television Awards celebrations on This Morning. The hosting duo were back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Friday morning (October 14) after the popular programme won big at the glittering showbiz ceremony.

The 2022 National Television Awards were definitely one to remember, with numerous memorable moments throughout the evening. The annual event took place on 14 October at OVO Arena Wembley in London, with a whole host of television hosts and personalities in attendance. Those who walked away with awards include Martin Lewis, Ant and Dec, Anton Du Beke and Cillian Murphy, with TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, Gogglebox and I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! also coming out on top.

It was a star studded evening last night at the National Television Awards (October 13) which took place in Wembley's OVO Arena, London. Emmerdale, Strictly and the likes of Martin Lewis all won TV recognition and This Morning's Friday host Alison Hammond was up against Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for Best Presenter.

Joel Dommett appeared to make a blunder as he hosted the 2022 National Television Awards on 14 October.The comedian, 37, mistakenly introduced King Charles III by his former Royal title, the Prince of Wales, and many viewers were quick to pick up on Joel's faux pas. "As if he just introduced him as Prince of Wales....

The cast of Emmerdale were all smiles as they accepted their award for Best Serial Drama at tonight's National Television Awards.The popular show beat out its fellow soaps, EastEnders, Neighbours, and Hollyoaks, winning the coveted award, with the cast appearing somewhat shocked at this.The award, the last of the night, went to the long-running soap and made 2022 a year for double celebrations as Emmerdale is also enjoying its 50th year on our screens. Taking to the stage the cast members seemed rather surprised at their win, declaring they would be celebrating after the ceremony has finished, with "beer, beer, and more beer." And the cast seemed to invite the ceremony's host Joel Dommett along to their celebrations, which he certainly seemed pleased about.

ANNEKA Rice finally found a challenge she couldn't do as she made an awkward blunder at the National Television Awards. The legendary TV star was tasked by ceremony host Joel Dommett with making it to the stage and presenting an award in just three minutes.

National Television Awards viewers were left cringing on Thursday night as Anneka Rice suffered a La La Land blunder. During the 2022 ceremony, host Joel Dommett revealed he had decided to challenge Anneka, in a play on her famous show Challenge Anneka, to head to the stage and present an award in three minutes.To which Anneka entered the stage to announce the winner of the Quiz Game Show award.

Martin Lewis won big at tonight’s National Television Award’s after he scooped the gong for Best TV Expert, but it was his speech that won over fans when he made a brutal dig at UK politicians.The finance expert. 50, beat the likes of David Attenborough and Kaleb Cooper for the coveted award, expressing his shock that he had won.He went on to refer to how much of a difficult time it was for so many Brits across the nation due to the cost of living crisis.READ MORE: Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly pull out of NTAs after catching Covid-19Switching the celebratory mood to a more serious tone, he said: “We need somebody to get a grip on the economy and make things a little better.“But I shall leave that for my show next Tuesday.

King Charles made an unexpected appearance at the National Television Awards on Thursday evening. King Charles, the Prince Of Wales at the time of recording, sent Emmerdale a very special message to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Martin Lewis has called on “somebody to get a grip on the economy” as he won the expert award at the National Television Awards.

Married At First Sight UK stars April Banbury and Whitney Hughes were spotted looking slightly panicking on Thursday evening as the duo made a last-minute dash to the National Television Awards at London’s OVO Arena in Wembley. Dressed in a bronze toned satin gown, Whitney looked impeccable as she teetered on neutral coloured heels while racing to attend the hottest TV awards show of the year.

National Television Award for Best Presenter has been handed to Ant and Dec – for the 21st year running.The pair won out against some tough competition this year, with the full nomination list made up of Graham Norton, Alison Hammond and Bradley Walsh.Ant and Dec had held onto the title for 20 consecutive years before the 2022 awards season.READ MORE: GMB's Susanna Reid swipes at Ant and Dec as she says 'someone else should win at NTAs'However, This Morning star Alison Hammond always hoped she could steal the gong from under their noses, with the support of her co-star Holly Willoughby.Holly told her on the show: “This is your year!”As Alison commented to The Mirror: “Could this be the year Ant and Dec hand over the gong to me?”Fans of the programme were fuming at the news, as they said Alison was "robbed".Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "Alison Hammond should have won that one, Ant and Dec ain't funny!""#NTAs they win every year FFS!" someone else chimed in.As another fan said: "Yeah definitely if anyone was worthy of breaking Ant and Dec’s NTA run it would have been Alison if more people had voted for her!"And Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid was clearly on the side of another winner as she swiped at Ant and Dec on the show, as her GMB co-star Kate Garraway said: "We all love Ant and Dec, but if it isn't them, I'd love it to be Alison."Susanna chimed in: "It's been them every single year," as Kate agreed: "They've had a run..."Alison was up for another award category, too, as This Morning was up for the Best Daytime Show award after 11 consecutive wins.Competition for the award includes Loose Women, The Chase and The Repair Shop.Sadly Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly had to pull out of an in-public attendance

Money saving expert Martin Lewis was hailed a "national hero" as he won the National Television Award for Best TV Expert on Thursday night. Collecting his prize at the ceremony at London’s OVO Wembley Arena, he said: "It’s been a pretty horrible year financially.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly won the Best Presenter gong for the 21st year in the row at Thursday's 2022 National Television Awards at London's O2.The Geordie duo, aged 46 and 47 were absent from the event due to testing positive for Covid, they beat out the likes of Alison Hammond, Bradley Walsh and Graham Norton — who were all nominated. It comes after Ant & Dec broke a World Record in 2019 for winning the most Best Presenter gongs ever at the NTAs. Accepting the award for them was their close friend and co-host Stephen Mulhern.

Joel Dommett found himself victim of a catfish scam which saw an explicit video of him released to the world back in 2013.The National Television Awards host, who was in his 20s at the time the clip was made, believed he was having Skype sex with someone called Staci Taylor and was secretly filmed performing a solo sex act in his home. The comedian was mortified a few years later when the video was splashed across the net, around one week before his I'm a Celebrity...

Alison Hammond, 47, is up for the best TV presenter award at the National Television Awards, NTAs, along with Ant & Dec, Bradley Walsh and Graham Norton.

TV's Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have both contracted Covid-19 which means they won't be able to present their Britain's Got Talent magic spin-off show and they won't be at tonight's (October 13) National Television Awards 2022.The humorous pair, 46 and 47, posted images of their positive Covid tests to their Instagram (which they also share) saying "we even get ill together". They added they are "so sorry" to be missing the NTAs and said: "After feeling unwell a few days ago we both tested and we're positive for Covid...

"I've had loads going on, which I'm sure most of you are aware of. A lot of you have been checking in with me, which I really, really appreciate."I'll be honest, I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to come on and say, 'Oh, I'm fine.

TV favourites Ant and Dec have taken to Twitter to share a joke with fans after falling ill with Covid-19. Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly posted a joint message on their official Ant&Dec account with a picture of their positive tests.