debuted a moustache as he attended the glitzy nominees tea party, held at The Londoner Hotel on Friday.
The star, 40, appeared to take inspiration from Hollywood legend Leonardo , who also sported a new look at the last week.
Tom looked incredibly dapper in a red velour suit blazer which he teamed with a pink and black shirt underneath.
The Olivier Awards 2026 returns to the magnificent Royal Albert Hall to mark the 50th anniversary on April 12.
The frontrunners for London's biggest theatre awards are Paddington: The Musical and Into The Woods, which each received 11 nominations.
Tom created the music and lyrics for Paddington: The Musical, which has received a series of glowing reviews from critics since it opened in theatres last year.
Among the nominations, Paddington is up for best new musical, best director (Luke Sheppard), best theatre choreographer (Ellen Kane) and best actor in a musical.
Tom Fletcher, 40, debuted a moustache as he attended the glitzy Olivier Awards nominees tea party, held at The Londoner Hotel on Friday
The McFly star appeared to take inspiration from Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio , who also sported a new look at the Oscars last week
First impressions were excellent with praising its 'off-the-scale cuteness' and giving it five stars.
He wrote: 'Truly this is a great bear. An Ursa Major, as former astronomer Patrick Moore might have said. Or, as the kids of today might put it, the new Paddington musical is 'bear lit, bro'.
'The eagerly anticipated show, based on Michael Bond's children's books, and drawing on the film starring and , looks like a fixture – set to stay at the top of the West End tree for the foreseeable.'
The Telegraph was just as gushing in its four star review, calling it a 'funny, feel-good sensation that looks set to run and run'.
Their chief theatre critic Dominic Cavendish wrote of the bear himself: 'Children will love him and adults will warm to his restorative sweetness.'
He added that the new theatre show was 'a very welcome addition to the British musical family.'
The Guardian also gave it the highest praise with another five star review, saying it was 'immaculately performed'.
Their reviewer Arifa Akbar glowingly wrote: 'State-of-the-art animatronics, imaginative staging, fabulous performances and some marvellous songs about marmalade make for an evening that will fill you with joy and melt your heart.'
She added in her review that she show will 'likely bring in tourists in their hordes'.
The Independent followed suit and gave it five stars, calling it a 'gloriously eccentric adaptation which transports this furry legend to the stage'.
Tom looked incredibly dapper in a red velour suit blazer which he teamed with a pink and black shirt underneath (pictured with Sonia Friedman)
The Olivier Awards returns to the magnificent Royal Albert Hall to mark the 50th anniversary on April 12 (Sonia, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Amy Booth Steel, Tom and Tom Edden)
The frontrunners for London's biggest theatre awards are Paddington: The Musical and Into The Woods, which each received 11 nominations
Their reviewer Alice Saville added: 'A super-realistic bear may be the draw, but this production abounds in warmth, eccentricity and ambition that goes beyond its huggable protagonist.'
The Stage gave it four stars, branding the show 'sweeter than a marmalade sandwich.'
Their reviewer penned: 'Irresistible ursine antics make a hit of this new musical based on Michael Bond's beloved creation.'
Variety also gave it high praise in their review saying the production had a 'beguiling charm'.
In particular they praised Tom's music and lyrics, saying: 'his comedy numbers are witty and, seized by the skilled cast, all the laughs land.'
Meanwhile, Time Out gave it four stars, even predicting it could run into a second musical.
They wrote: 'When the maximalism works, it really works. And Paddington (the film) was always somewhat imperfect source material: let it run for a few years then have the same team make Paddington 2 the Musical, I say.'
