This Morning presenters Sian Welby and Ashley James' dresses get STUCK together on stage as the team accept Best Daytime award at the NTAs

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Sian Welby and Ashley James's dresses got stuck together on stage after This Morning picked up the Best Daytime award at the National Television Awards on Tuesday.

The presenters had to walk off slowly holding hands unable to solve the wardrobe mishap in front of the live audience at The O2. 

Ashley, 39, shared a clip of the funny moment on her Instagram stories and wrote: '@sianwelby went on stage and ended up stuck together. We had to slowly walk off together.' 

The former Made In Chelsea star looked incredible in a black strapless Karen Millen dress with an embellished neckline and added a huge white cape to her look for extra drama. 

Sian, 40, meanwhile, stunned in a black sparkly semi-sheer gown which had cut out detailing at the waist.  

The pair joined Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard and Friday hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on stage. 

Sian Welby and Ashley James's dresses got stuck together on stage after This Morning picked up the Best Daytime award at the National Television Awards on Tuesday

Sian often stands in to present the show, while Ashley often makes guest appearances for debates

Sian often stands in to present the show, while Ashley often makes guest appearances for debates. 

Elsewhere on the night, Alan Carr broke down in tears as he was awarded the Special Recognition gong.

The comedian was given the prestigious honour for his 20-year career in TV, with even the star himself joking he should have known there was a surprise coming after getting to sit in the front row during the ceremony.

Alan learned he was set to receive the honour thanks to a performance by his close  pal Amanda Holden and his Celebrity Traitors co-star Paloma Faith.

The performance went down a storm with viewers, who lauded it as 'one of the campest things they'd ever seen'.

During his speech, Alan said: 'This is how thick I am, it was only when Paloma came out that I realised it's me.

'I should have realised when they put me in the front row, I'm usually in the back with the people from Naked Attraction.'

The presenters had to walk off slowly holding hands unable to solve the wardrobe mishap in front of the live audience at The 02

The pair joined Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard and Friday hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on stage

The former Made In Chelsea star looked incredible in a black strapless Karen Millen dress with an embellished neckline and added a huge white cape to her look for extra drama

Sian, 40, meanwhile, stunned in a black sparkly semi-sheer gown which had cut out detailing at the waist

Alan and the audience were treated to a dramatic rendition of I Know Him So Well from the musical Chess by Amanda and Paloma, who was brought on stage in a coffin in a nod to their Traitors experience. 

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 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

Ahead of its revamp this year, Strictly Come Dancing also took home the gong for Best Talent Show, while the Celebrity Traitors won the Reality Competition category.

As Alan Carr accepted his second award of the night, after receiving this year’s Special Recognition earlier in the programme, he joked: 'I bet you're sick of me.' 

The BBC hit, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, dominated the nominees, with its regular civilian series also nominated. 

Fellow contestant Charlotte Church jumped on the microphone to praise Alan and Faithfuls Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga for a moment of 'male tenderness and emotion'. 

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. 

The 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 Competition

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

I’m A Celebrity… South Africa

Race Across the World 

The Celebrity Traitors - WINNER

 The Traitors

Quiz Show

Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel

Richard Osman’s House of Games

The 1% Club - WINNER

The Chase

Returning Drama

Blue Lights

Bridgerton

Call the Midwife - WINNER

Stranger Things 

Trigger Point

Reality Docuseries

At Home With The Furys

Clarkson’s Farm - WINNER

Fletchers’ Family Farm

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Stacey & Joe

Drama Performance

Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet, The Other Bennet Sister

Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan, Call the Midwife

Ruth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft, Run Away 

Sheridan Smith as Ann Ming, I Fought The Law

Vicky McClure as Lana Washington, Trigger Point - WINNER

Serial Drama

Casualty

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale - WINNER

Hollyoaks

Factual Entertainment

24 Hours in Police Custody

Gogglebox - WINNER

Secret Garden

Sort Your Life Out

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live

New Drama 

A Woman of Substance

Believe Me

Heated Rivalry

I Fought The Law - WINNER

The Other Bennet Sister

Authored Documentary

Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth

Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix

Our Girls: The Southport Families - WINNER

Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home

Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me

TV Presenter

Alison Hammond

Ant & Dec

Claudia Winkleman

David Attenborough - WINNER

Stacey Solomon

Comedy

Amandaland

Changing Ends

Last One Laughing

Mrs Brown’s Boys - WINNER

Not Going Out

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

Gladiators

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show - WINNER

The Graham Norton Show

The Masked Singer

Would I Lie to You?

Serial Drama Performance

Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati, EastEnders

Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street

Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle, Emmerdale - WINNER

Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates, EastEnders

Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster, Coronation Street

Daytime

Good Morning Britain

James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Loose Women

Scam Interceptors 

This Morning - WINNER

Talent Show

Britain’s Got Talent

Strictly Come Dancing - WINNER

The Great British Bake Off

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Pottery Throw Down

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