BBC: Leinker breaks Ant and Dirk s 23-year winning streak and wins Best TV Host Award

September 11 BBC reported that Gary Leinker broke the record of 23-year winning streak in Ant and Dirk and won the TV Award for Best Host.

Former "Today's Competition" host Gary Leinker broke Ant and Dirk's 23-year winning streak at the National Television Awards ceremony on Wednesday, winning the Best TV Host Award. The award is voted by the audience.

Lingkel ended his 26-year hosting career on BBC football after the Premier League season ended in May this year. This was also his last time working for the BBC, after a series of controversies about him on social media led to his announcement of leaving the BBC.

When accepting the award, Leinker thanked everyone who worked with him and said the award proved the right to use his platform to speak out for those without voices: "I understand why I won this award." When asked if he would work for the BBC again, he said he was uncertain, but "very looking forward to working with ITV."

These awards are unique in that all categories are determined by public votes. Among other awards, Gavin and Stacy’s finale attracted more than 20 million viewers and won the comedy category, beating Mrs. Brown’s Sons and Michael McIntyre’s 25th Anniversary Stand-up Comedy Special. Still, Michael McIntyre won the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award for his big performance.

When accepting the award, Ruth Jones (played by Nesha) in Gavin and Stacey said to the audience: "Okay, calm down. I'm going to have a glass of wine at the bar now."

Backstage, she pays tribute to James Corden, who failed to attend the event, and the two co-created and starred in the sitcom. Jones and Corden are reportedly producing a new comedy series for AppleTV+, but Jones said there is no formal announcement or signing yet, and the information comes from leaks.

One of the most popular TV shows of the year, "Traitor", lost to "I Am a Celebrity" in the real-life competition awards and returned empty-handed. Other big winners of the night included the Netflix series Adolescent, which won the Best New Series, and its 15-year-old star Irving Cooper also won the Best Drama Performance, beating his screen father, Stephen Graham. The series about a teenager arrested for murdering a classmate became a hot topic earlier this year.

animation group "Wallace and Agao" won a special commendation award. In the author documentary category, Molly May's "Back to the Scenes" won the award, beating Boys' Zone, Freddie Flintoff, Amy Dodon and Rob Burrow.

She told the BBC, "This award is really unexpected because there are many inspiring stories in this category." She also said that she has grown a lot through the documentary and is currently filming the second season.