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Very exciting.

Very exciting.

I did watch the National Television Awards.

And when they were reading out the nominations for, I think, daytime trophy, everybody else got mild applause.

When they mentioned Philip and Holly Willoughby, the place nearly erupted.

And yet, one of the journalists said, despite booze from the audience, there were no booze from the audience. I know what

crap you were listening to. Who wrote this? Shawneau Grady. I didn't hear any booze at all. I heard

stupendous applause for them because they were exactly. I think they just make up this crap.

They really do. They found themselves at the centre of Q-Gate. No, no, it was just made up by the media.

They had press accreditation. They did it all. I'm not interested in weirdos who sort of go,

ooh, they didn't have, why don't you mind your own business? Go and get a job. Stop sponging off

everybody. And that makes me sick, honestly, these people. But at least they got it. I was amazed at how many people came up onto the stage with them. Loads of people. You know, because I wasn't sure if they were going to win it. Of course,

Alison Hammond, I assumed she had a drink, was bemoaning the fact that she didn't win.

And I thought she was saying it quite seriously because she didn't just say it the once.

She said it four times. I was robbed. You know, it should have been me and I'm thinking,

all right, dear, we've heard enough of it. You didn't get it because you're not very good. Okay,

that's why. It only goes to the good people. And there were loads of other people there.

I was quite glad that Kate Garroway got her award, very pleased, because I saw, you know, there was, who was there?

There was sort of various people, Paddy McGuinness's ex-wife was sitting there.

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