Adele’s onscreen reunion with the teacher that changed her life and Rose Ayling-Ellis’ silent dance on Strictly Come Dancing are both in the running to be named the ‘must-see moment’ at the Bafta TV awards. Soap star Ayling-Ellis, 27, was the first deaf contestant to win Strictly alongside her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, and their routine – during which they paused the music and danced in silence as a tribute to the deaf community – is among six nominees for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment Award.
The award, which is the only one voted for by the public, celebrates the diversity of British TV and the moments that got our nation talking, tweeting and laughing in 2021. ITV’s An Audience With Adele – which aired in November last year – saw the singer surprised on stage by Ms McDonald, from Chestnut Grove School in Balham, who taught her before she moved to the prestigious Brit School as a teenager.
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has also been nominated for the moment presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly had a dig at alleged lockdown-busting parties held in Downing Street. During an episode of the jungle reality show, the pair jokingly referenced alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations, saying that the show’s contestants “categorically deny” any suggestion they had a party in the Welsh castle where the show takes place.
