Alan Carr brands Amanda Holden a 'little b***h' at the NTAs as fans go wild for Paloma Faith's theatrical on-stage 'shove' of Charlotte Church in surprise performance

Alan Carr had the surprise of his life at Tuesday night's National Television Awards when he was awarded the Special Recognition gong, leading to a hilarious reaction.The beloved TV star had no idea he was the recipient of the night's most prestigious award and only worked it out when he watched his close friends Amanda Holden and Paloma Faith perform an onstage tribute. Before picking up his gong, Alan was honoured with the special performance by pal Amanda and his Celebrity Traitors co-star Paloma, who was brought on to the stage in a coffin.Fellow Traitors stars Charlotte Church, Kate Garraway and David Olusoga then joined in the rendition of Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige's classic tune I Know Him So Well. The performance went down a storm with viewers, who took to X to laud it as 'one of the campest things they'd ever seen', whilst others were in hysterics at Paloma's theatrical shove of Charlotte Church during the dramatic climax of the tune.Alan though was just shocked that his close friends managed to keep the secret from him and was seen playfully calling Amanda a 'little b***h as they left the stage arm in arm.Alan Carr had the surprise of his life at Tuesday night's National Television Awards when he was awarded the Special Recognition gong by his pals Paloma Faith and Amanda HoldenThe beloved TV star had no idea he was the recipient of the night's most prestigious award and only worked it out when he watched his close friends perform an onstage tributeAlan admitted during his acceptance speech that it was only when Paloma joined in that he realised the singing tribute was for him.'This is how thick I am, it was only when Paloma came out that I realised it's me,' he told the crowd of celebs at London's O2. 'I should have realised when they put me in the front row, I'm usually in the back with the people from Naked Attraction.'One highlight of the performance saw Paloma shove fellow singer Charlotte Church and Amanda out of the way to elbow her way to the front of the stage.Viewers branded the performance 'iconic' and 'the greatest NTAs moment ever,' whilst one decided that Amanda and Paloma are 'the new 2026 Xmas number 1 duo we never knew existed.'Amanda confessed she was a bag of nerves before her big moment and was desperately trying not to let the secret slip to close friend Alan.She told press backstage that she 'tried not to call him for at least a week' and arrived on the red carpet today early, to avoid running into him. The NTAs saw the best in British TV descend on London's O2 Arena for a star-studded ceremony as comedian Joel Dommett returned as host for the sixth time. In his 100th year, David Attenborough took home the NTA for Best Presenter, leaving Ant and Dec without the gong for the second consecutive year. The performance went down a storm with viewers, who were in hysterics at Paloma's theatrical shove of Charlotte Church and Amanda during the dramatic climax The iconic Geordie duo held onto the accolade for a record 23 years before losing out to Gary Lineker at last year's awards. And this year they were trumped by the legendary broadcaster, whose producer Mark Brownlow accepted the award on his behalf with his speech focused on the dangers of climate change. Elsewhere collecting the Reality Docuseries gong was Jeremy Clarkson's Prime Video series Clarkson's Farm. The presenter made the shock revelation he was in remission from prostate cancer earlier this year. Keeping his speech short and sweet he later broke his silence on the illness during the winner's press conference. The 66-year-old said: ‘I wasn't emotional; it was annoying. I had a heart thing, and I had a bit of cancer but I wasn't away really, it was two weeks.‘It was, it was just annoying because I missed a lot of the harvest time.’Lee Mack once again took home the gong for his ITV hit The 1% Club as he attended the ceremony with his three children and paid tribute to his wife in his speech. The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award was awarded to Michael McIntyre's Big Show - after it was presented by Paris Fury and her daughter Valencia, eight. Alan was shocked that his friends managed to keep the secret from him and was seen playfully calling Amanda a 'little b***hThe cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys were ecstatic on hearing they had won Best Comedy Show, in what will be a boost to Brendan O’Carroll after he was forced to cancel this year’s festive specials after breaking his jaw.Gogglebox, now in its 28th series, was awarded the Factual Entertainment gong, beating Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out. This year's NTAs has proven to be historic even before the first winners were announced, as it features the first ever all-female shortlist for Drama Performance.And it was Vicky McClure who came out on top, thanks to her role as volatile explosives officer Lana in Trigger Point.I Fought the Law, led by Sheridan Smith, won this year’s New Drama gong after an impressive performance. This year’s Authored Documentary gong was awarded to the BBC’s special Our Girls: The Southport Families.Completing the wins for the night was Call The Midwife, who picked up best Returning Drama, Emmerdale who won Best Serial Drama and Jeff Hordley who won in the Serial Drama Performance category. National Television Awards 2026: The Winners Reality CompetitionI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!I’m A Celebrity… South AfricaRace Across the World The Celebrity Traitors - WINNER The TraitorsQuiz ShowAnt & Dec’s Limitless WinMichael McIntyre’s The WheelRichard Osman’s House of GamesThe 1% Club - WINNERThe ChaseReturning DramaBlue LightsBridgertonCall the Midwife - WINNERStranger Things Trigger PointReality DocuseriesAt Home With The FurysClarkson’s Farm - WINNERFletchers’ Family FarmMortimer & Whitehouse: Gone FishingStacey & JoeDrama PerformanceElla Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet, The Other Bennet SisterJudy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan, Call the MidwifeRuth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft, Run Away Sheridan Smith as Ann Ming, I Fought The LawVicky McClure as Lana Washington, Trigger Point - WINNERSerial DramaCasualtyCoronation StreetEastEndersEmmerdale - WINNERHollyoaksFactual Entertainment24 Hours in Police CustodyGogglebox - WINNERSecret GardenSort Your Life OutThe Martin Lewis Money Show Live New Drama A Woman of SubstanceBelieve MeHeated RivalryI Fought The Law - WINNERThe Other Bennet SisterAuthored DocumentaryCaroline Flack: Search for the TruthJesy Nelson: Life After Little MixOur Girls: The Southport Families - WINNERSharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming HomeSir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and MeTV PresenterAlison HammondAnt & DecClaudia WinklemanDavid Attenborough - WINNERStacey SolomonComedyAmandalandChanging EndsLast One LaughingMrs Brown’s Boys - WINNERNot Going OutThe Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardGladiatorsMichael McIntyre’s Big Show - WINNERThe Graham Norton ShowThe Masked SingerWould I Lie to You?Serial Drama PerformanceAaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati, EastEndersGareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw, Coronation StreetJeff Hordley as Cain Dingle, Emmerdale - WINNERPaul Bradley as Nigel Bates, EastEndersSue Devaney as Debbie Webster, Coronation StreetDaytimeGood Morning BritainJames Martin’s Saturday MorningLoose WomenScam Interceptors This Morning - WINNERTalent ShowBritain’s Got TalentStrictly Come Dancing - WINNERThe Great British Bake OffThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerThe Great Pottery Throw Down