A host of stars gathered on Thursday for British Vogue and Netflix's annual party celebrating talent, ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday. Chloe Kelly joined nominees Jodie Whittaker and Rose Ayling-Ellis on the red carpet at the Dovetale at 1 Hotel Mayfair in London.
The footballer, 28, put on a very racy display as she went braless in a sheer black gown embellished with beads. Jodie, 43, who is up for the Leading Actress gong for Toxic Town, looked stylish in a black buttoned dress, while Rose, 31, looked lovely in a floral number. The former EastEnders star has been nominated in the Supporting Actress category for the show Reunion.
Katherine Ryan, 42, opted for a silk champagne dress with lace detailing on the hemline and peep-toe heels. Irish actress Lisa Dwan, 48, who starred in the Netflix hit Top Boy and Mobland, showed off her bronzed tan in a strapless black cut-out dress. Louis Theroux, Niamh McCormack, and Celia Imrie also posed on the red carpet before heading into the party, which is back for its fourth year.
The BAFTA Television Awards will be hosted by Greg Davies and broadcast at 7pm on Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Nominations were announced in March with Stephen Graham leading the way with a total of 11 nominations for his drama Adolescence and seven for his Disney+ series A Thousand Blows. The series, created by actor Stephen, 52, and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller, who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online. Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny.
It is up for Limited Drama and Leading Actor, including the Craft Awards. Stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, and Christine Tremarco are also all up for awards. Stephen will compete against Lockerbie's Colin Firth, The Death of Bunny Munro's Matt Smith, and Smoke's Taron Egerton in the Leading Actor category.
Ashley, 43, will face his co-star Owen, 16, in the Supporting Actor category, alongside Mobland's Paddy Considine, The Death of Bunny Munro's Rafael Mathe, The Gold's Joshua McGuire, and Down Cemetery Road's Fehinti Balogun. While Erin, 33, will be up against The White Lotus's Aimee Lou Wood, co-star Christine, Get Millie Black's Chyna McQueen, Task's Emilia Jones, and Rose Ayling-Ellis in Reunion as Leading Actress, the first time she has been nominated in the category.
While Netflix has a total of 29 nominations, it's the BBC who have the highest number of nominations, with 73 in total—five of which are for The Celebrity Traitors. The show became the highest-rated show on British TV last year, with host Claudia Winkleman up for a chance at taking home a gong in the best Entertainment Programme section. Prime Video's Last One Laughing will compete against the all-stars version of The Traitors, with show star Bob Mortimer up for best Entertainment Performance.
Before the ceremony, Fleur East and Roman Kemp will present live on the red carpet BAFTA's YouTube. The Celebrity Traitors' star Cat Burns will perform How To Be Human while for the In Memoriam, Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA will also perform Through the Eyes of a Child from BAFTA-nominated Netflix series Adolescence.
The BAFTA Fellowship will be presented to Dame Mary Berry DBE and Martin Lewis CBE will receive the BAFTA Television Special Award. Dame Mary Berry DBE said of the honour: 'I couldn't believe it was true, what a huge honour to be presented with the BAFTA Fellowship. For over 50 years, I have enjoyed every moment of teaching my passion on television and I thank all the generous professionals along the way who have given me guidance and support—and I am still learning. This amazing BAFTA Fellowship is the icing on the cake!'
