AS HOLLY WILLOUGHBY RETURNS NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS

STARS DAZZLE ON NIGHT OF GLAMOUR AND GONGS

- GEORGIA BROWN

Golden gongs, glittering dresses and glamorous stars were all on show as the red carpet was rolled out for the country's favourite TV stars at the National Television Awards.

HELLO! was on the starstudded red carpet at The O2 arena in London, where all eyes were on Holly Willoughby as she returned to the spotlight 11 months after stepping down from ITV's This Morning.

The presenter, wearing a strapless disco-ball dress by Kolchagov Barba, beamed as she was reunited with her former daytime TV co-stars Alison Hammond, Dermot O'Leary and Rochelle Humes.

After keeping a low profile for almost a year, Holly walked the carpet solo, before being joined inside by her husband, TV producer Dan Baldwin.

"It's so lovely to see you all," the star said to rapturous applause as she presented the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award, won by reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She smiled as fans chanted: "We love you, Holly," in response.

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Cat Deeley, who took over Holly's role alongside Ben Shephard in March, also cut an elegant figure in a vintage Saint Laurent gown.