The NTAs

Last night saw the red carpet being rolled out and walked on by our most loved television stars. The O2 was packed with hundreds of fans eager to see who would win awards including Entertainment Presenter, Daytime and Drama Performance. 

Phillip Schofield

Keith Lemon

Walking towards the O2 , we could see banners and screens promoting the National Television Awards high above groups of people excited to go in and see what was in store. Myself and Sian wandered around inside, and as doors didn't open until 5:30, we had an hour to kill. We stumbled across a long queue of people waiting to go out to watch the red carpet. Much to our shock, surprise and humour, most of those people had been waiting in the cold for hours - some people began queuing at 11am. Luckily enough for us, the bouncer wasn't doing his job too well and handed us some wristbands while pointing which way to go. We joined the queue. Twenty minutes later we were being ushered outside and led to the red carpet! Obviously not being as super keen as most of the other people there, we didn't get a prime spot, however we managed to wriggle our way to the front of the barriers which were where the celebrities were all getting dropped off before they stepped on to the red carpet. 

Two hours later we couldn't feel our feet, hands or faces, but we both had cameras full of pictures of the celebs! The highlights for me were definitely seeing Mcfly, Phillip Schofield, Christine Bleakley, Keith Lemon, the cast of +The Only Way Is Essex  and all the stars of Dancing on Ice. 

We made our way in to the O2 arena and took our seats in Block B1 which was situated on the floor. Our seats were great, as we were sat close to all the celebrities are were right in front of the stage. The whole event was amazing, as shows such as Downton Abbey, Strictly Come Dancing and This Morning took to the stage to accept their awards. Colin Morgan, who played the main character in the fantasy-drama series Merlin, won Drama Performance: Male; which I was extremely happy about! Ant and Dec also won the award for Entertainment Presenter, ahead of Dermot O'Leary, Keith Lemon and Alan Carr, making this their twelfth win in a row!

Throughout the night there were also a number of performances, including X Factor's Ella Henderson, Kimberly Walsh who was a member of Girls Aloud, and Ashley and Pudsey. Ella sounded incredible as she sung her own version of Cher's 'Believe,' and Ashley and Pudsey wowed the audience as they danced to the popular routine in +Gangnam Style. The night truly showcased and rewarded the best television talent in Britain. 

Let me know if you were at the NTAs or what your views were of last night's winners...

Gemma x

January

2013 has already started to fly by as the middle of January has approached so soon! 

My family only took our Christmas tree down last weekend. It is the second year we've had a real tree and they just don't die do they? It was still as green as when we got it, but as it took up half the living room with it's six foot base, we decided to take it down.

Christmas was amazing in 2012, but so far January has bought me many good surprises and ideas of what 2013 will bring. 

This morning the country woke up to snow outside; something which never fails to cause hundreds of Facebook status', telling all your friends that you too have snow, and thousands of pictures on Instagram of snowy scenes. I love waking up and seeing the snow outside, and I especially love the fact that it means I get to wear my wellies.

Wellie boots

My snowy scene picture

I have decided to share with you a few things that I am looking forward to this year...

• Going to the National Television Awards
• Skiing holiday in France with my university
• Bunjee jumping with my boyfriend
• Work experience with the Birmingham Mail and with Taylor Herring PR

I am also hoping on a few things this year as well...

• A trip to Paris
• A holiday abroad with my boyfriend or friends to a random place

Keep an eye on my blog and I'll let you know how progress goes with all of those!

Speak soon...

Gemma x