Gary Lineker addresses ‘cancellation’ as he breaks Ant and Dec’s 23-year NTAs streak
Gary Lineker’s powerful speech after surprise NTA award
- Gary Lineker won the TV Presenter prize at the National Television Awards, breaking Ant and Dec's 23-year winning streak.
- Lineker's victory followed his early departure from Match of the Day earlier in the year due to a social media controversy.
- In his acceptance speech, which you can watch above, Lineker stated it was acceptable to use your platform to speak for those without a voice.
- Other significant winners included Clarkson's Farm for best factual entertainment and Michael McIntyre's Big Show for the Bruce Forsyth entertainment award.
- Awards were also presented to Call the Midwife, EastEnders' Steve McFadden, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and This Morning.