Stacey Solomon has broken her silence after missing out on a National Television Award again, following Wednesday night’s ceremony at the O2 Arena.
The presenter, 35, arrived at this year’s awards with an impressive three nominations under her belt, but failed to bring home a trophy.
But taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Stacey insisted she ‘felt like we won’ regardless, after spending the ceremony in the company of her family and the crew of her TV shows.
The Loose Women star was joined by her husband Joe Swash on the night and brought along her five children, Zachary, 17, Leighton, 13, Rex, six, Rose, three, and two-year-old Belle.
While she was also joined by the teams behind her two nominated shows, Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe, which were up against each other in the Entertainment category.
But both were pipped to the post on the night by Clarkson’s Farm, while Stacey herself missed out on the Best Presenter gong to Gary Lineker – who successfully broke Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly’s 23-year winning streak.
Stacey Solomon has broken her silence after missing out on a National Television Award again, following Wednesday night’s ceremony at the O2 Arena
The presenter, 35, arrived at this year’s awards with an impressive three nominations under her belt, but failed to bring home a trophy
But taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Stacey insisted she ‘felt like we won’ regardless, after spending the ceremony in the company of her family and the crew of her TV show
Despite her triple defeat, Stacey stayed positive, sharing a sweet video compilation of her evening at the awards, dancing with Joe, playing with her daughters and laughing with her colleagues.
In the caption, she insisted it was ‘all about who you spend the journey with’ and voiced her gratitude to all the fans that had voted.
She wrote: ‘it’s never about the destination. It all about who you spend the journey with. we didn’t win any awards last night but it feels like we won.
‘Not only did I get to be with my whole family last night but I also got to be with our WHOLE Sort Your Life Out team and S&J team. My second family. To the moon and back families @sortyourlifeout @staceyandjoe.tv @optomen @bbciplayer
‘Thank you to all of you who got us there & voted we are forever grateful’.
The adorable video saw Stacey looking incredible in her slinky black cowl-neck gown as she and Joe danced backstage during McFly’s opening performance.
While her two little girls stole hearts in matching rainbow sequin dresses as they took a turn speaking into the microphone on stage and walking the red carpet.
Stacey’s NTA losses came just months after she declared Sort Your Life Out was ‘robbed’ of a BAFTA.
The Loose Women star was joined by her husband Joe Swash on the night and brought along her five children, Zachary, 17, Leighton, 13, Rex, six, Rose, three, and two-year-old Belle
While she was also joined by the teams behind her two nominated shows, Sort Your Life Out (pictured) and Stacey & Joe, which were up against each other in the Entertainment category
But both were pipped to the post on the night by Clarkson’s Farm (pictured) , while Stacey herself missed out on the Best Presenter gong to Gary Lineker – who successfully broke Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly’s 23-year winning streak
The much-loved reality show sees Stacey and her team transform cluttered homes across the UK, helping families decide what to keep and what to leave behind.
While only a few hours before Wednesday’s ceremony kicked off, she complained how it was ‘absolutely ludicrous’ that both of her TV shows were nominated in the same category.
Calling into Magic Radio, she joked to presenters Tom Price and Lucy Horobin: ‘They’ve put Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe in the same blummin’ category for some reason – we’re up against each other, which is absolutely ludicrous!
‘But you know what, I’m so grateful to just be going, it’s so nice to be shortlisted and nominated, knowing that it’s a public vote.
‘All our family are going to be there, it’s the first time our family has got to go to anything like this, so it’s going to be amazing no matter what happens!’
Tom asked at the time how Joe would feel if Sort Your Life Out took home the prize, and Stacey laughed: ‘He’ll secretly be giving me daggers, but outwardly I’m sure he’ll clap!’
But Gary, This Morning and EastEnders ended up being the big winners on Wednesday night, as the stars of British TV descended on London‘s O2 Arena.
Hosted by Joel Dommett for its 30th anniversary, the awards were televised on ITV1, with the winners voted for by the public.
Despite her triple defeat, Stacey stayed positive, sharing a sweet video compilation of her evening at the awards, dancing with Joe, playing with her daughters and laughing with her colleagues
In the caption, she insisted it was ‘all about who you spend the journey with’ and voiced her gratitude to all the fans that had voted
And one of the biggest surprises of the night saw Gary finally beat out Ant and Dec to take home the gong for Best Presenter.
The emotional presenter used his acceptance speech to take a pointed dig at his controversial departure from Match of the Day, as he declared it was ‘OK to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice’.
After 26 years, Gary presented his final show in May, after sharing a pro-Palestine Instagram video about Zionism featuring an emoji of a rat, which has anti-Semitic connotations. He apologised, but stepped down as host.
Speaking to the NTAs crowd, he admitted ‘it’s not lost on me why I might have won this award’, before ending his speech: ‘I think it demonstrates that perhaps it’s OK sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice.’
While it was also a redemption evening for This Morning, who scooped the Best Daytime gong again two years after their bruising defeat to The Repair Shop.
It also marked the first win for new hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, with Alison Hammond telling the audience how they had all been ‘humbled’ by the past two losses.
And Strictly Come Dancing also came out champions, bagging Best Talent Show, despite a year full of scandals and controversies.
However, due to recording schedules for this year’s series, Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the judges were unable to be there to collect the award.
The adorable video saw Stacey looking incredible in her slinky black cowl-neck gown as she and Joe danced backstage during McFly’s opening performance
While her two little girls stole hearts in matching rainbow sequin dresses as they took a turn speaking into the microphone on stage and walking the red carpet
And after it returned for its long-awaited finale at Christmas, beloved sitcom Gavin & Stacey won the award for Best Comedy, with Ruth Jones and Larry Lamb accepting the gong.
Jeremy Clarkson‘s smash-hit show Clarkson’s Farm also came out on top, with Jeremy taking the moment to make a quip to the audience about how he was on weight-loss jab Mounjaro.
However, Stacey Solomon suffered a further blow following on from her BAFTA snub earlier this year, as her factual series Sort Your Life Out missed out on an NTA gong again, while she also lost out on Best Presenter.
Meanwhile Liz Hurley and Rob Rinder announced this year’s winner of the Reality Competition was I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, with reigning King of the Jungle Danny Jones leading the 2024 cast onstage to accept.
And Netflix’s Adolescence also proved a hit on the evening, with the acclaimed series beating out Disney+’s Rivals for Best New Drama, and teenage star Owen Cooper winning Best Drama Performance for playing twisted killer Jamie Miller.
An emotional moment of the night saw EastEnders‘ Jessie Wallace and Michelle Ryan present the Serial Drama Performance to co-star Steve McFadden, who couldn’t hold back his tears as he was honoured for his portrayal of Phil Mitchell’s mental health crisis.
And the Walford cast had plenty to celebrate, as the ceremony ended with EastEnders scoring the coveted Best Serial Drama prize.
The night kicked off with comedian Michael McIntyre scoring a huge win for his Big Show, as he scooped The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.
While only a few hours before Wednesday’s ceremony kicked off, she complained how it was ‘absolutely ludicrous’ that both of her TV shows were nominated in the same category
Lee Mack’s The 1% Club was voted Best Quiz Show this year, with the comedian using his time on stage to poke fun at Gary.
Meanwhile, the final ever series of Vera lost out to the BBC‘s Call The Midwife for Best Returning Drama.
And it was a big night for former Love Island star Molly Mae Hague as she walked away with the award for Authored Documentary.
Her series, which initially charted her breakup last year from Tommy Fury, beat off stiff competition from Boyzone: No Matter What, Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, There’s Only One Rob Burrow and Freddie Flintoff.
Animated BBC series Wallace and Gromit also received a special recognition award during the night, with creator Nick Park collecting the gong.
The red carpet arrivals were hosted by Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks for the second year in a row, who also took to the stage to hand out a gong.
The NTAs were established back in 1995 to give the public a voice when it came to recognising TV talent – as previously, awards had always been dished out by industry professionals.
Described as a ‘celebration of the nation’s most loved stars and shows’, people have had the opportunity to vote via post, telephone, and online.
