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Worst Dressed at BAFTA TV: Flesh, Bling, Beetlejuice!

For every award winning look on a red carpet, a fashion fail will often follow behind. At Sunday evening's BAFTA Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, s...

Worst Dressed at BAFTA TV: Flesh, Bling, Beetlejuice!
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For every award winning look on a red carpet, a fashion fail will often follow behind. 

At Sunday evening's  Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, stars hit the red carpet in an array of glamourous, kooky and racy ensembles. 

Leading some of the more questionable looks of the evening was , who left practically nothing to the imagination in an eye-popping number which shunned the cardinal legs-or-cleavage rule. 

Joining her in the faux pas camp was TikToker Joe Baggs as he opted for a Beatlejuice-inspired ensemble while Love Island star Cach Mercer appeared to have missed the evening glam memo, instead opting for a lumberjack look. 

His Love Island co-star Khan meanwhile appeared to have overegged the glitz, as she sashayed along the red carpet in an aggressively blingy dress with adornments including a hip brooch, a ruffled slit and tight bust. 

At Sunday evening's BAFTA Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall Christine McGuinness led the worst dressed in her shocking plunging number 

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Love Island star Shakira Khan meanwhile appeared to have overegged the glitz

Joining her in the faux pas camp was TikToker Joe Baggs as he opted for a Beatlejuice-inspired ensemble

Love Island star Demi Jones took the Jessica Rabbit road, however seemed to go down the wrong path with a very dramatic take on the iconic red gown. 

Actress and Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis wore a yellow gown a cold shoulder detail and draped sleeves, however rather than make an ethereal sashay down the red carpet, the stunning star looked restrained.  

The  Television Awards will be hosted by Greg Davies and broadcast at 7pm on Sunday May 10 on 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, which was 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. 

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Love Island star Cach Mercer appeared to have missed the evening glam memo, instead opting for a lumberjack look

She was putting on a jaw-dropping display in the kooky ensemble

Stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Christine Tremarco are also all up for awards. 

Stephen will compete against Lockerbie's , The Death of Bunny Munro's and Smoke's 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. 

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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 . 

Love Island star Demi Jones took the Jessica Rabbit road, however seemed to go down the wrong path with a very dramatic take on the iconic red gown

Actress and Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis wore a yellow gown a cold shoulder detail and draped sleeves, however rather than make an ethereal sashay down the red carpet, the stunning star looked restrained

The show became the highest-rated show on British TV last year, with host Claudia Winkleman up for a chance at .

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 on 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!' 

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