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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Roberts and Casey Cooper-Fiske

Gary Lineker addresses ‘cancellation’ as he breaks Ant and Dec’s 23-year NTAs streak

Former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has won the TV Presenter prize at the National Television Awards, breaking the 23-year streak of Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

Lineker, 64, was shortlisted for the award just months after his early exit from the BBC show in May, which followed a row regarding a post he shared on social media about Zionism that included an image of a rat – historically an antisemitic insult.

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