Judi Love raised eyebrows on Sunday as she attended the 2024 British Academy Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The 43-year-old lunchtime talk show panellist, who has been a regular member of the Loose Women line-up since 2020, joined several other stars including Lorraine Kelly, 64, at the star-studded awards ceremony.
However, fans were left in hysterics when Judi appeared to roll her eyes over Lorraine winning a prestigious TV BAFTA award.
Acting and presenting talent from major shows including Happy Valley, I’m A Celebrity, and Succession were up for awards – with the change of winning statuettes and the admiration and congratulations of their peers.
However, some fans were left wondering whether there was some tension between Judi and Lorraine as a camera cut to the Loose Women star looking unimpressed as the early morning TV host made her acceptance speech after being crowned the winner of the BAFTA Special Award.
Judi Love raised eyebrows on Sunday as she attended the 2024 British Academy Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall
The 43-year-old lunchtime talk show panellist, who has been a regular member of the Loose Women line-up since 2020, joined several other stars including Lorraine Kelly , 64, at the star-studded awards ceremony
The gong was awarded to her for her outstanding contribution to the television industry – as she has been on screens for four decades as of this year.
Lorraine was handed her award by Brian Cox – and was cheered on by the theatre full of stars.
As she bowed out of her acceptance speech, Lorraine cheerfully quipped: ‘I’m on the telly tomorrow, but I’m going to celebrate tonight. Thank you so much!’
Cameras then showed I’m A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec smiling manically while clapping away and The Sixth Commandment star Anne Reid was also shown politely clapping along.
However, as cameras moved to Judi, she appeared less than impressed as she seemingly refused to applaud and rolled her eyes.
Fans watching the awards from home then took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share their thoughts on Judi’s reaction.
One fan comically wrote: ‘Judi Love’s reaction to Lorraine’s award’ – alongside two skull emjois implying they were ‘dying’ over the response.
Another quipped: ‘Judi knows Lorraine not coming back to work this Friday haha’;
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However, fans were left in hysterics when Judi appeared to roll her eyes over Lorraine winning a prestigious TV BAFTA award
‘I clocked that too (laughing emoji)’;
‘AHAHAHAHAA I LOVE JUDI SO MUCH’;
While another wrote: ‘I’m with Judi’
This year’s BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan for the second year in a row.
The TV stars who appear in the reality travel series Rob And Romesh Vs together hosted the annual awards ceremony for the first time last year.
Rob, 38, said: ‘Romesh and I are absolutely buzzing to be back hosting the Baftas.
‘We’ve not seen or spoken to each other since last year when we hosted so it will be good to catch up.
‘It’s a real privilege to continually get work together even though our friendship is fake and completely fabricated for commercial gain.
‘My teeth aren’t even that big I wear false ones so I can joke about them.
‘On top of that Romesh isn’t even Asian he just pretends to be so he can do his mum’s accent’.
Romesh, 45, joked that he thought he had ‘done enough’ last year to be asked to host it solo this year, adding: ‘Hosting it with Rob again is also an honour I suppose’.
In addition to announcing this year’s nominations, BAFTA also announced P&O Cruises as its headline sponsor for a subsequent year.
Meanwhile, Sarah Lancashire from Happy Valley (pictured), won the award for Leading Actress while Slow Horses and The Sixth Commandment all received six nods each after being warmly received by fans and critics alike
Gary Oldman pictured in Slow Horses was nominated for six gongs
In the Limited Drama category, Best Interests, Demon 79 (Black Mirror), and The Long Shadow were all nominated. However, BBC One drama The Sixth Commandment came out on top (Katherine Kelly in The Long Shadow)
The stars in the running for the Leading Actress gong included Anjana Vasan for Black Mirror, Anne Reid in The Sixth Commandment and Bella Ramsey for The Last Of Us.
Also nominated in the category was Helena Bonham Carter for Nolly, Sarah Lancashire for Happy Valley and Sharon Horgan for her role in Best Interests.
In the Leading Actor category, Brian Cox was nominated for Succession, Dominic West for The Crown and Kane Robinson for Top Boy.
Also in the running was Paapa Essiedu for The Lazarus, Steve Coogan for The Reckoning and Timothy Spall in The Sixth Commandment.
Despite the strong lineup, fans were disappointed that Happy Valley’s James Norton didn’t make it into the shortlist for Best Actor.
Coogan’s nod comes following a wave of controversy over his role as paedophile Jimmy Savile, which aired on BBC last year despite claims for it to be scrapped.
His portrayal of the depraved presenter was described as ‘eerily good’, however, the series sparked criticism for making entertainment out of the harrowing events.
Amit Shaah (Happy Valley) Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment), Harris Dickinson (A Murder at the End of the World)…
Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), and Salim Daw ( The Crown ) have received nods for Supporting Actor.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Harriet Walter (Succession), Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Lesley Manville (The Crown) and Nico Parker (The Last Of Us) have been given nods for Best Supporting Actress.
In the daytime TV category, Loose Women, Lorraine, Make It Market and Scam Interceptors have all been nominated.
However, This Morning was snubbed following a turbulent year for the show which saw both its regular hosts, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby leave.
The show saw a rotation of presenters hold the fort while bosses looked for new regular hosts, which were recently revealed as Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd.
As for best Drama Series, The Gold, Happy Valley and Slow Horses have all been nominated alongside Top Boy.
In the Limited Drama category, Best Interests, Demon 79 ( Black Mirror ), The Long Shadow and The Sixth Commandment were all in with a chance.
Whereas in the Entertainment Series category, Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas and Later… With Jools Holland were among those nominations.
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and Strictly Come Dancing were also on the shortlist.
Hannah was also nominated for Entertainment Performance for the Eurovision Song Contest, while Ant and Dec have received a nod for I’m A Celeb.
Also receiving a nomination were Big Zuu for Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Graham Norton for his self-titled show, Joe Lycett for his late-night show and Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan for Rob & Romesh Vs.
Following a hugely successful run during awards season, The Bear was nominated in the International category alongside Beef and Class Act.
The Last Of Us, Love & Death and Succession also received nods.
The Reality TV section sees Banged Up, Married At First Sight UK, My Mum, Your Dad and Squid Game: The Challenge battle it out for the win.
This Morning was also snubbed following a turbulent year for the show which saw both its regular hosts, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby leave
The show saw a rotation of shows hold the fort while bosses looked for new regular hosts, which were recently revealed as Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd
Coronation Street missed out on a nod for Best Soap, while rivals EastEnders and Emmerdale made the cut. Casualty was a surprise addition to the category.
Last week it was revealed that an iconic moment from the Netflix Beckham documentary has been nominated for a TV BAFTA.
The series released last October saw David, 48, and Victoria, 49, give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David’s footballing career.
One particular moment went viral after its release – when Victoria said she was from a ‘working class’ family before David pointed out that her father in fact used to drive her to school in a Rolls-Royce.
The hilarious scene spawned a host of memes and became a talking point from the successful series.
On Sunday evening it was nominated in the P&O Cruises Memorable Moments category at the TV Baftas along with five other entries.
The moment went up against the end of Happy Valley, Ncuti Gatwa ‘s arrival in Doctor Who, Logan Roy’s death in Succession, teen Lucy’s performance on Channel 4 ‘s The Piano and the story of Bill and Frank in zombie drama The Last of Us.
17 out of 44 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination.
The nominations have been determined through a combination of TV membership-wide voting, Juries and Chapter voting.
Last week it was revealed that an iconic moment from the Netflix Beckham documentary was also nominated for a TV BAFTA
The series released last October saw David, 48, and Victoria, 49, give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David’s footballing career
Juries are comprised of voters with the relevant professional expertise and balance of gender, background, location and age.
Chapters are made up of BAFTA members who hold specialist knowledge in the relevant craft to the category in consideration.
Given the very high volume of entries to the BAFTA Television and BAFTA Television Craft Awards, the use of Juries ensures every longlisted entry for each category is seen and considered by each voting member.
This year, over 500 voters across 127 hours participated in 43 juries, as well as four Chapter votes took place to decide the nominations.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: ‘It is a real privilege to announce today’s nominations which recognise the most gripping, entertaining, challenging, funniest, most informative, highest quality, and most impactful TV programmes of 2023, as voted for by BAFTA members.
‘More than 100 programmes across 12 broadcasters and streamers represent an extraordinary range of content. We are proud to showcase this incredible roster of talent at our Television Craft Awards on 28 April and our Television Awards with P&O Cruises on 12 May.
‘It is important that we celebrate the extraordinary craft and creativity of the broadcast sector, particularly during this challenging year for many people working in the industry.’