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EastEnders star Michelle Collins, 62, flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a skin-тιԍнт leopard print gown and totes £900 YSL handbag as she hits the red carpet at TV Choice Awards

EastEnders star Michelle Collins, 62, flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a skin-тιԍнт leopard print gown and totes £900 YSL handbag as she hits the red carpet at TV Choice Awards

Michelle Collins looked nothing short of sensational as she attended the TV Choice Awards at The Hilton on Park Lane on Monday evening.

The EastEnders actress, 62, slipped into a skin-тιԍнт leopard print gown or the occasion that hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure.

Michelle’s eye-catching look boasted a fishtail skirt and ruched detailing which she wore with a pair of black leather boots.

The soap star styled her blonde tresses into loose waves and toted her essentials for the evening in a chic £900 YSL clutch. 

This year, the glitzy ceremony will be hosted by comedian Jason Manford.

Discussing his role, the stand-up star, who stars in nominated show Waterloo Road, said: ‘I’m really looking forward to making my TV Choice Awards deb

Michelle Collins, 62,  looked nothing short of sensational as she attended the TV Choice Awards at The Hilton on Park Lane on Monday evening

Michelle Collins, 62,  looked nothing short of sensational as she attended the TV Choice Awards at The Hilton on Park Lane on Monday evening

The EastEnders actress  slipped into a skin-тιԍнт leopard print gown or the occasion that hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure

The EastEnders actress  slipped into a skin-тιԍнт leopard print gown or the occasion that hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure

‘It’s an event that brings together so many great shows and performers and knowing that one of my programmes has made it onto the shortlist makes it even more exciting.

‘I know it’s going to be a great night.’

The awards ceremony will not be broadcast live, but the winners are set to be announced online by TV Choice. 

The TV Choice Awards encompᴀss 18 compeтιтive categories which are decided by the British public who were invited to vote on the event’s website. 

The show will feature some exciting new updates, in particular a change in how the individual honours are divided up.

Gone are the Best Soap Actor and Best Soap Actress gongs, replaced by a Best Soap Performer award which is open to anyone who played a role in a recurring show.

Similarly, the Drama category has been streamlined into one award while the newly-added Comedy category has received the same treatment.

The Best Soap Newcomer award completes the list of new honours available to actors and actresses at this year’s show. 

Michelle's eye-catching look boasted a fishtail skirt and ruched detailing which she wore with a pair of black leather boots

Michelle’s eye-catching look boasted a fishtail skirt and ruched detailing which she wore with a pair of black leather boots

The soap star styled her blonde tresses into loose waves and toted her essentials for the evening in a chic £900 YSL clutch

The soap star styled her blonde tresses into loose waves and toted her essentials for the evening in a chic £900 YSL clutch

Michelle also accentuated her age defying features with glam make-up

Michelle also accentuated her age defying features with glam make-up 

Nicola Coughlan is the sole performer up for one more prize, nominated for Best Drama Performance in Netflix’s Bridgerton and Best Comedy Performance in C4’s Big Mood. 

She will battle it out with Michelle Keegan for the former category, with her rival up for her star turn in Sky Max’s Brᴀssic.

Also nominated are David Mitchell for his role in Ludwig and Charlotte Ritchie, who put in a critically-acclaimed display in Ghosts.

In the Best Drama Performance stakes, the actress, 38, is competing against Brenda Blethyn in Vera, Toby Jones in Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, and Luke Newton in Bridgerton. 

As for Best Soap Performance, the nominees are Peter Ash (Paul Foreman) for Coronation Street, Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle King) for Emmerdale, Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman) for EastEnders, and Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) for Emmerdale.

The Best Soap Newcomer nominees include Jack Carroll (Bobby Crawford) for Coronation Street, Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Milligan) for Emmerdale, Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) for Hollyoaks, and Sydney Martin (Betsy Swain) for Coronation Street.

There are no overlaps between the programme categories, meaning no series is up for more than one gong.

Nicola Coughlan is the sole performer up for one more prize, nominated for Best Drama Performance in Bridgerton and Best Comedy Performance in C4's Big Mood (pictured)

Nicola Coughlan is the sole performer up for one more prize, nominated for Best Drama Performance in Bridgerton and Best Comedy Performance in C4’s Big Mood (pictured)

She will battle it out with Michelle Keegan for the former category, with her rival up for her star turn in Sky Max's Brᴀssic

She will battle it out with Michelle Keegan for the former category, with her rival up for her star turn in Sky Max’s Brᴀssic

Toby Jones is also nominated for his role in the hit ITV series Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

Toby Jones is also nominated for his role in the hit ITV series Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

Luke Newton is up for Best Drama Performance too for his star turn in Bridgerton

Luke Newton is up for Best Drama Performance too for his star turn in Bridgerton

Meanwhile after their awards success at various other ceremonies last year, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office are set to go up against each other for Best New Drama.

They are nominated alongside Fool Me Once and Nightsleeper.

Contenders for Best Drama Series include All Creatures Great And Small, Bridgerton, House Of The Dragon, and Vera.

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As for Best Entertainment Show, viewers chose between Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Gogglebox/Celebrity Gogglebox, The Graham Norton Show, and Race Across The World/Celebrity Race Across The World.

When it comes to the Best Reality Show, Big Brother, First Dates or Claudia Winkleman’s nail-biting The Traitors could end the triumphant reign of Ant and Dec’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Another perennial favourite is Call The Midwife, which has dominated the Best Family Drama category over the last few years.

The BBC1 drama is up against Casualty, Doctor Who, and Waterloo Road.

Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, and Emmerdale, are all meanwhile vying for the Best Soap award.

Viewers were also asked to pick the show that made them laugh the hardest with Big Mood, Brᴀssic, BBC’s Ghosts and E4’s Young Sheldon competing in the Best Comedy stakes.

Best Gameshow pits ITV’s The 1% Club, ITV’s The Chase/The Chase Celebrity Special, the BBC’s Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel and ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? together.

TV Choice Awards 2025: The nominations

BEST DRAMA SERIES 

All Creatures Great And Small, C5 

Bridgerton, Netflix 

House Of The Dragon, Sky Atlantic

 Vera, ITV1 

 

BEST NEW DRAMA 

Baby Reindeer, Netflix 

Fool Me Once, Netflix 

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, ITV1

 Nightsleeper, BBC1 

BEST COMEDY SHOW 

Big Mood, C4 

Brᴀssic, Sky Max 

Ghosts, BBC1 

Young Sheldon, E4

 

BEST ENTERTAINMENT SHOW 

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV1 

Gogglebox/Celebrity Gogglebox, C4 

The Graham Norton Show, BBC1 

Race Across The World/Celebrity Race Across The World, BBC1 

 

BEST REALITY SHOW 

Big Brother/Celebrity Big Brother, ITV1/ITV2 

First Dates/Teen First Dates, C4 

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV1 

The Traitors, BBC1 

 

BEST SOAP 

Coronation Street, ITV1 

Doctors, BBC1 

EastEnders, BBC1 

Emmerdale, ITV1 

 

BEST SOAP PERFORMANCE 

Peter Ash, Paul Foreman, Coronation Street, ITV1 

Eden Taylor-Draper, Belle King, Emmerdale, ITV1 

Angela Wynter, Yolande Trueman, EastEnders, BBC1 

Jeff Hordley, Cain Dingle, Emmerdale, ITV1 

 

BEST FOOD SHOW 

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted/Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown, National Geographic/Disney+ 

The Hairy Bikers Go West, BBC2 

James Martin’s Saturday Morning, ITV1 

Saturday Kitchen, BBC1 

 

BEST FACTUAL SHOW 

24 Hours In Police Custody, C4 

Clarkson’s Farm, Prime Video 

The Footage Detectives, Talking Pictures TV 

Springtime On The Farm/Harvest On The Farm/Winter On The Farm, C5 

BEST FAMILY DRAMA 

Call The Midwife , BBC1 

Casualty, BBC1 

Doctor Who , BBC1 

Waterloo Road, BBC1 

 

BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE 

Brenda Blethyn,  Vera, ITV1 

Nicola Coughlan , Bridgerton, Netflix 

Toby Jones, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, ITV1 

Luke Newton, Bridgerton, Netflix    

 

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE

Nicola Coughlan, Big Mood, C4 

Michelle Keegan , Brᴀssic, Sky Max

David Mitchell  Ludwig, BBC1

Charlotte Ritchie, Ghosts, BBC1 

 

BEST GAMESHOW 

The 1% Club, ITV1 

The Chase/The Chase Celebrity Special, ITV1 

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, BBC1 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, ITV1

 

BEST TALENT SHOW 

Britain’s Got Talent, ITV1 

The Great British Bake Off/The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer/ Bake Off: The Professionals/Junior Bake Off/The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, C4 

The Masked Singer, ITV1 

Strictly Come Dancing/Strictly It Takes Two, BBC1/BBC2

 

BEST SOAP NEWCOMER 

Jack Carroll, Bobby Crawford, Coronation Street, ITV1 

Beth Cordingly, Ruby Fox-Milligan, Emmerdale, ITV1 

Isabelle Smith, Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks, E4/C4 streaming 

Sydney Martin, Betsy Swain, Coronation Street, ITV1

 

BEST DAYTIME SHOW 

Animal Park, BBC1 

Escape To The Country/I Escaped To The Country, BBC1 

Loose Women, ITV1 

This Morning, ITV1 

 

BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW 

Long Lost Family/Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, ITV1 

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, ITV1 

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC2 

Sort Your Life Out, BBC1

 

FAVOURITE CHANNEL/STREAMING SERVICE 

BBC 

iPlayer 

Channel 5 

Netflix 

Talking Pictures TV 

 

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