The 2023 TRIC Awards welcomed a host of Britain’s best known TV stars to Park Lane’s Grosvenor House on Tuesday but the This Morning presenters avoided the ceremony.
Holly Willoughby has previously attended the star-studded awards do but skipped this year’s ceremony- even though the show is up for the Daytime award.
A source told MailOnline she had ‘prior commitments’ but no doubt she didn’t want to risk an awkward run in with Eamonn Holmes who was in attendance and has been vocal with his criticism of her following the departure of her co-presenter Phillip Schofield.
The broadcaster, 63, who hosted This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, hasn’t held back from speaking his mind after working for ITV – following Schofield’s confession of an affair with a much younger colleague.
No show: Holly Willoughby skipped Tuesday’s TRIC Awards- avoiding an awkward run in with Eamonn Holmes who criticised her amid the This Morning scandal (pictured on Tuesday’s This Morning)
Stars: Eamonn, who suffers from chronic back pain, hit the pink carpet at Tuesday’s TRIC Awards with the support of two walking canes
Eamonn is nominated in the News Presenter category while Holly’s show This Morning is up for the Daytime gong.
This Morning, now hosted by Holly and a rotation of guest presenters following Schofield’s exit, competes against A Place In The Sun, Escape To The Country and Father Brown.
GB News Breakfast presenter Eamonn meanwhile is up against Nigel Farage, Piers Morgan, Stephen Dixon and Susanna Reid.
This Morning regular guest stars Vanessa Feltz and Martin Lewis were the only stars of the ITV show in attendance on Tuesday.
Eamonn has been strongly condemning ITV’s ‘toxic’ environment and their management, since the company has been dragged into question following Phillip’s scandal – claiming he knows ‘the truth’.
The GB News presenter’s comments over the past month were criticised during a Parliamentary hearing, in which ITV bosses Carolyn McCall and Kevin Lygo were quizzed by MPs.
In a jibe at Eamonn, Mr Lygo claimed that former presenters hitting out at the channel hadn’t made claims while they were at ITV. And, he added, it ‘wasn’t surprising’ to hear such comments.
Nominee: This Morning regular guest stars Vanessa Feltz and Martin Lewis were the only stars of the ITV show in attendance on Tuesday
Gorgeous: GMB star Charlotte Hawkins matched the pink carpet in her bright dress
Nominated: Susanna Reid looked gorgeous in her pink midi dress after a morning presenting GMB
Va va voom: Christine McGuinness put on a leggy display in her tiny blue mini dress
Since Schofield’s, This Morning has been plagued with allegations of ‘toxicity’, including from the show’s former resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh, who raised concerns about ‘bullying and discrimination’ and afterwards felt like he was ‘managed out’ for whistleblowing.
The Television and Radio Industries Club hosted its annual awards do with Judi Love and Rob Rinder on hosting duties and more than 1,000 invited guests in attendance.
The TRIC Awards recognise the very best TV, radio and online shows, as well as Britain’s most-loved stars and talent, with the winners decided by the public and industry vote.
Call the Midwife, Doc Martin, Peaky Blinders and Death in Paradise are set to battle it out in the best Drama category.
Meanwhile I’m A Celeb, Strictly Come Dancing are two of the competitors in the Entertainment category.
Speaking of the event and the nominees, TRIC Chair, Daniel Todaro, said: ‘What makes the TRIC Awards so special is that it’s the public who gets to choose who wins a coveted TRIC Award and hold a place in history alongside those who have won in our 54 year history.
Pretty in pink: Isabel Webster, Eamonn’s GB Breakfast co-presenter, was stunning in a pink satin suit
Ready to celebrate: Loose Women favourite Judi Love posed up a storm in her sparkling dress
Feeling good: A Place In The Sun star Jonny Irwin arrived for the ceremony, ready to see if his show will win the Daytime category
Friends: He was joined by his co-stars from Escape to the Country and A Place In The Sun Nicki Chapman, Jules Hudson and Sonali Shah as they threw their support behind him
Gorgeous: GB News star Laura Tobin dressed for the sunny weather in an off-the-shoulder red floral dress
Chic: Ellie Simmonds looked stunning in her chic jumpsuit as she arrived on the pink carpet
Always up for a celebration: Lizzie Cundy stood out in her lilac shirt dress and sparkly boots
‘The Television and Radio Industries Club, a not-for-profit organisation, achieved over 1.6 million votes cast by the general public to select their favourite TV, radio and streaming programming, celebrities and moments.
‘I’m exceptionally proud of the nominees all chosen by you, the fans, the watchers, the listeners and the streamers, who make winning a TRIC Award a bit more personal.’
Jonnie Irwin looked in good spirits as he attended the TRIC Awards on Tuesday afternoon.
The A Place In The Sun presenter, 49, is bravely battling terminal cancer after he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020. It has since spread to his brain.
Dancing queen: Ex Strictly star Kristina Rihanoff posed up a storm in her bright sequin number
Looking fab: Hollyoaks favourite Jorgie Porter was super chic in a black dress
Soap queen: EastEnders star Emma Barton wowed in leather trousers and a white shirt
He was joined by his co-stars from Escape to the Country and A Place In The Sun Nicki Chapman, Jules Hudson and Sonali Shah as they threw their support behind him.
Ellie Simmonds meanwhile made her first public appearance since revealing that she was adopted when she was three months old.
The Paralympian, 28, made the revelation in her upcoming ITV documentary in which she reunites with her birth mother while exploring why the rate of children in care with disabilities is so high.
In her first public appearance since the revelation, Ellie looked in good spirits as she hit the red carpet at Grosvenor House in London on Tuesday.
