Ant and Dec nominated for Best TV Personality at TRIC Awards

26 January 2018

Ant and Dec have been nominated for Best TV Personality of the year at the TRIC Awards.

Ant and Dec

The presenting duo haven't had the easiest of times recently as Ant, 42, spent the beginning of 2017 in rehab for addiction to prescription pills - sparking rumours he may not be able to host 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' alongside his pal Dec in Australia in November - and then he split from his wife Lisa Armstrong just before the festive season.

But, despite his personal struggles, the pair haven't let it affect their careers and have wiggled their way onto the long list for the Television and Radio Industries Club awards.

However, they'll have to fight off some stiff competition as they're up against the likes of Bradley Walsh, Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield, Dermot O'Leary, Piers Morgan and Rylan Clark-Neal, Graham Norton, Emma Willis and Paddy McGuinness for the title.

'A League of Their Own', 'A Question of Sport', 'Match of the Day', 'Play to the Whistle' and 'Soccer Am' will go head-to-head for the Best Sports Programme gong at the prestigious ceremony, held at London's Grosvenor House, on March 13, 2018, while 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale' and 'EastEnders' will battle it out for the Best Soap trophy.

Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan), Daniel Brocklebank (Billy Mayhew), Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) and Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt) will be hoping to bag Best Actor for 'Coronation Street', while Danny Dyer (Mick Carter), Diane Parish (Denise Fox), Jake Wood (Max Branning) and Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning) will be fighting for 'EastEnders'.

However, the competition won't be limited to just those eight actors as Emmerdale's Gillian Kearney (Emma Barton), Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle), Natalie J. Robb (Moira Dingle) and Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden) are also hoping to be shortlisted for the award.

Meanwhile, Aidan Turner has been nominated for Best Drama Performance for his role in 'Poldark' but he's up against some tough talent as Casualty's Amanda Mealing, Peaky Blinder's Cillian Murphy, Victoria's Jenna Coleman, Liar's Ioan Gruffudd, Call the Midwife's Helen George, Doctor Foster's Suranne Jones and Dr Who's Peter Capaldi are among those who have also bagged a spot on the list.

The selective list on nominees for this year's TRIC Awards are as follows;

Sports Programme

'A League of Their Own'

'A Question of Sport'

'Channel 4 F1'

'Gillette Soccer Saturday'

'Match of the Day'

'Play to the Whistle'

'Soccer Am'

Food Programme

'Bake Off Crème de La Crème'

'Come Dine With Me'

'Gino's Italian Coastal Escape'

'Jamie's Quick and Easy Food'

'Mary Berry Everyday'

'MasterChef'

'Nadiya's British Food Adventure'

'Nigella: At My Table'

'Saturday Kitchen'

'Saturday Morning with James Martin'

'Sunday Brunch'

'The Big Family Cooking Showdown'

'The Great British Bake Off'

'The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food'

Entertainment Programme

'8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'

'All Round to Mrs Brown's'

'Ant & Dec's Saturday Takeaway'

'Benidorm'

'Britain's Got Talent'

'Catchphrase'

'Celebrity Big Brother'

'Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'

'Celebrity Juice'

'Celebrity Mastermind'

'Gogglebox'

'Have I Got News for You'

'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'

'Ninja Warrior UK'

'Robot Wars'

'Strictly Come Dancing'

'Take Me Out'

'The Apprentice'

'The Graham Norton Show'

'The Jonathan Ross Show'

'The Voice UK'

'The X Factor'

'Would I Lie to You?'

Drama Programme

'Apple Tree Yard'

'Babs'

'Broadchurch'

'Call the Midwife'

'Casualty'

'Cold Feet'

'Death in Paradise'

'Doc Martin'

'Doctor Foster'

'Dr Who'

'Endeavour'

'Grantchester'

'Holby City'

'Liar'

'Line of Duty'

'Little Boy Blue'

'Midsomer Murders'

'Peaky Blinders'

'Poldark'

'Silent Witness'

'Taboo'

'The Durrells'

'Three Girls'

'Vera'

'Victoria'

Factual Programme

'24 Hours in A & E'

'Ambulance'

'Antiques Roadshow'

'Blue Planet II'

'Countryfile'

'DIY SOS: The Big Build'

'Educating Greater Manchester'

'Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine'

'Joanna Lumley's India'

'Long Lost Family'

'Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs'

'Pier's Morgan's Life Stories'

'Top Gear'

Daytime Programme

'4 in a Bed'

'A Place in the Sun'

'Antiques Road Trip'

'Bargain Hunt'

'BBC Breakfast'

'Countdown'

'Good Morning Britain'

'Loose Women'

'Lorraine'

'Pointless'

'The Chase'

'The Jeremy Kyle Show'

'This Morning'

'Tipping Point'

Reality Show

'Ex on the Beach'

'Geordie Shore'

'Love Island'

'Made in Chelsea'

'TOWIE'

'The Real Housewives of Cheshire'

TV Soap of the Year

'Coronation Street'

'EastEnders'

'Emmerdale'

'Hollyoaks'

TV Personality

Alex Jones

Alexander Armstrong

Ant and Dec

Ben Shephard

Bradley Walsh

Claudia Winkleman

Davina McCall

Dermot O'Leary

Emma Willis

Graham Norton

Holly Willoughby

Jonathan Ross

Keith Lemon

Mel Giedroyc

Michael McIntyre

Paddy McGuinness

Paul O'Grady

Phillip Schofield

Piers Morgan

Rylan Clark-Neal

Sue Perkins

Tess Daly

Drama Performance

Aidan Turner 'Poldark'

Amanda Mealing 'Casualty'

Anna Friel 'Broken'

Brenda Blethyn 'Vera'

Cillian Murphy 'Peaky Blinders'

David Tennant 'Broadchurch'

Eleanor Tomlinson 'Poldark'

Emilia Fox 'Silent Witness'

Fay Ripley 'Cold Feet'

Helen George 'Call the Midwife'

Ioan Gruffudd 'Liar'

James Nesbit 'Cold Feet'

Jenna Coleman 'Victoria'

Joanne Froggatt 'Liar'

John Thomson 'Cold Feet'

Neil Dudgeon 'Midsomer Murders'

Olivia Coleman 'Broadchurch'

Peter Capaldi 'Dr Who'

Suranne Jones 'Doctor Foster'

Tom Hardy 'Taboo'