Gary Lineker has pulled off a major upset by breaking Ant and Dec’s 23-year winning streak at the National Television Awards.
Personally I turn the volume down when he is speaking on MOTD. Lineker was named best TV presenter at the ceremony, where the winners are chosen by viewers, on Wednesday.
He left the BBC football show after 26 years at the end of the Premier League season in May. It was also his last appearance for the BBC after the latest in a string of controversies about his social media use led him to announce he would be leaving the corporation.
Accepting the award he thanked everyone he worked with and said the prize “demonstrates that it is OK to use your platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice”.
Asked about whether he would work for the BBC again, the presenter said he was not sure and was “really looking forward to working with ITV”.
The awards are unique in that all of the categories are voted for by members of the public.
One of the most watched reality TV shows of the year, The Traitors, went home empty-handed after being beaten by I’m a Celebrity in the reality competition category.
