Martin Lewis has been praised for his powerful National Television Awards speech tonight as he took aim at Prime Minister Liz Truss and the government.
The money expert, 50, was gifted a gong for best TV expert tonight, going up against the likes of David Attenborough and Clarkson's Farm's Kaleb Cooper.
Appearing on stage, Martin expressed his shock that he had won, going on to refer to how much of a difficult time at was for so many due to the cost of living crisis.
He went on to powerfully declare: "We need somebody to get a grip on the economy and make things a little better. But I shall leave that for my show next Tuesday. Tonight this nerd is going to party!"
Fans flocked to Twitter to praise Martin, with one writing: " Martin Lewis SO deserved it. #NTAs #NTAs2022."
While another commented: "WELL SAID MARTIN #NTAs2022."
A third wrote: "I'm actually pleased Martin Lewis won #NTAs2022."
The star-studded ceremony finally returned tonight after it was rescheduled following the Queen's death in September.
Love Island's Ekin-Su, Katie Piper, Giovanni Pernice and Alison Hammond joined a long list of celebs as they dazzled on the red carpet.
Joel Dommett hosted the glitzy 27th awards show live from the OVO Arena in Wembley.
Vicky McClure, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Gillian Wright are among those competing for an elusive gong, while Strictly, Britain's Got Talent and The Masked Singer battle it out for Best Talent Show.
Ant and Dec were sadly absent from night's show after contracting Covid, so have been forced to pull out of all of their TV commitments (including BGT). The pair had been hoping to win their 21st consecutive win in the TV presenter category, going up against fan favourite Alison Hammond in the process.
The NTAs announced their first award earlier today, gifting it to "trailblazing" comedian Sir Lenny Henry for his 50-year career.
Among those congratulating Sir Lenny for his achievements will be Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg, who said: “If you want to know what a superhero looks like, take a look at Sir Lenny Henry.”
While Christine McGuinness admitted to feelings of nervousness and anxiety ahead of attending the ceremony.
The 34-year-old, who split from husband Paddy McGuinness earlier this year after 11 years of marriage, received a nomination for the pair's BBC documentary, Our Family and Autism.
"I'm going to the NTAs tomorrow - I'm a nominee for the documentary me and Patrick made with our children," she began, addressing fans on her Instagram story.
Sat in her car, she continued: "I'm really anxious. I'm quite nervous just because of everything - obviously it's not the best situation, but I haven't done anything wrong.
"I know what a big difference the documentary has made and I know how hard the whole team worked on it so I'm going to go and try and hold my head up high and just enjoy the night."
