Ant and Dec were the big winners at the National Television Awards as they collected their 17th presenting prize in a row. McPartlin said winning this “really means a lot” following a “tough 12 months” and thanked “best mate” Dec Donnelly for helping him through it. was the first win of the night with the pair almost missing their victory speech after being caught in traffic. You never let us down#NationalTelevisionAwards pic.twitter.com/2Dg0Hz7BKv — antanddec (@antanddec) January 23, 2018As the ceremony began airing on ITV, the Britain’s Got Talent hosts revealed on Twitter they were still en route and watching the opening on an iPad. Emmerdale beat Hollyoaks, EastEnders and Coronation Street to win the serial drama prize while the soap’s Danny Walters took home the best newcomer prize.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 21:56 UTC