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Maya Jama channelled Elizabeth Hurley’s iconic, safety-pin dress at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) 2024 in Manchester.
The 30-year-old wore the dress 30 years after Hurley did in 1994, the same year the EMA Awards started in Berlin, Germany.
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The TV and radio host sported Hurley’s infamous Versace dress from 1994, when the actor walked the red carpet with Hugh Grant for a charity premiere of Grant’s film Four Weddings And A Funeral.
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Other stars that left an impression on the EMA carpet included the evening’s host, Rita Ora, who wore a pluming peach feathered gown with sparkling silver platform boots.
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Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, sported the colour of the season in a head-to-toe burgundy suit and matching shirt. The Avengers star finished the look with an emerald and gold signet ring and gold chain bracelet.
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Stars were excited to return to the red carpet for the acclaimed award ceremony after it was cancelled last year, because of the Israel–Hamas war.
Actor Jodie Turner-Smith, 38, made a splash in a draping cobalt blue gown with ball gown gloves and a wide brimmed sloping hat. The Queen and Slim star accessorised with dazzling diamond rings over her gloves.
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Canadian singer Shawn Mendes channelled suave Seventies style in flared suit trousers and an exaggerated open collar.
The 26-year-old star completed his look with a poppy pinned to his lapel to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.
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Comedian Katherine Ryan, 41, took to the carpet with her daughter Violet, 15, in sleek black and silver ensembles. Katherine wore a metallic and black divided gown with a plunging sheer panel and strappy silver heels.
Her teenage daughter, Violet, who features in Ryan’s reality show, Parental Guidance, wore a sparkling ankle-length gown with sheer fluted sleeves and velvet black ankle boots.
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American rapper Busta Rhymes, 52, brought the English pastoral to the carpet in a cow-print biker jacket and matching trousers. The rapper completed the look with cow-print sneakers and square sunglasses.
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The Irish pop duo John and Edward Grimes, Jedward, also went all out for the award’s 30th year, sporting matching silver sequin suits with their iconic blond quiffs.
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