STAGE STARS CELEBRATE AT THE OLIVIER AWARDS AS NICOLE SCHERZINGER HITS THEATRE'S HIGH NOTE

All the world's a stage, but the A biggest names in UK theatre were more than mere players at the Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall.

And HELLO! was there to watch them shine on the environmentally friendly green carpet-grass grown in a bed of felt - as the ceremony aims to become a net zero carbon event.

Leading the winners was Nicole Scherzinger, who picked up the award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which scooped seven gongs.

With proud fiancé Thom Evans watching, the former Pussycat Doll said: "I always really wanted to be a singer and do musicals and I dreamt of so many roles that I wanted to do. And honestly, this role, Norma Desmond, was not one of those roles. But God works in mysterious ways."

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Nicole's Sunset Boulevard co-star Tom Francis won Best Actor in a Musical, while Mark Gatiss bagged Best Actor for his portrayal of John Gielgud in The Motive and the Cue When it came to show-stopping looks, awards presenter Beverley Knight delivered in a red floor-skimming gown from Ali Karoui, complete with dramatic draped train.