Nigel Farage makes thinly veiled swipe after being booed by crowd
Nigel Farage made a thinly veiled swipe after being booed by the crowd as he won best news presenter at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards.
The leader of Reform UK, who is standing to become an MP in Clacton, began hosting a programme on GB News in 2021 and triumphed over other presenters.
But as the controversial Brexiteer was given the honour on stage for the second year in a row, there were shouts of ‘boo’ from the audience.
The 60-year-old responded: ‘It’s like the crowd at a wrestling event, I noticed much less hostility than last year.’
And in a cheeky move later in the ceremony – as he posed up with his trophy – he was pictured baring his middle finger in a scarcely hidden response to his haters.
In a cheeky move later in the ceremony – as he posed up with his trophy – Nigel Farage was pictured baring his middle finger
The leader of Reform UK, who is standing to become an MP in Clacton, began hosting a programme on GB News in 2021 and triumphed over other presenters
But as the controversial Brexiteer was given the honour on stage for the second year in a row, there were shouts of ‘boo’ from the audience
Farage beat GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes, Times Radio host Matt Chorley and ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter Susanna Reid at the ceremony at Grosvenor House on Tuesday.
GB News Breakfast, which is hosted by former This Morning presenter Holmes and Isabel Webster, won the news gong and the channel’s Camilla Tominey interviewing ex-ITV News presenter Alastair Stewart about his diagnosis of early onset vascular dementia picked up interview of the year.
The former Ukip party leader, who came third on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last year, appeared to step down from GB News while announcing he would be campaigning for the General Election.
At a press conference in early June, he said he was ‘reluctant’ to try to become an MP as he had ‘enjoyed GB News’. There are Farage programmes scheduled on the channel for July 8, following the UK going to the polls.
Hosted by Tric president and radio DJ Roman Kemp, the awards are voted for by the public.
Also picking up a prize was ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which covered the turmoil faced by subpostmasters who were wrongfully prosecuted by the Post Office, for drama.
Its accompanying documentary Mr Bates Vs The Post Office – The Real Story, was named for the factual award
Other winners included Dame Maureen Lipman, who won soap actor of the year for Coronation Street, which also picked up best soap,
Farage beat GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes, Times Radio host Matt Chorley and ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter Susanna Reid at the ceremony at Grosvenor House on Tuesday
The former Ukip party leader, who came third on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last year, appeared to step down from GB News while announcing he would be campaigning for the General Election
The entertainment award went to the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, while game show was won by The Chase and its presenter Bradley Walsh picked up the TV personality gong. The BBC’s coverage of the coronation was named best live event.
Former Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce won both radio personality and radio show awards.
During the event, Tric appointed presenters Angellica Bell and Angie Greaves as vice-presidents, taking over from Ainsley Harriott and Jon Culshaw, and Pixie Lott performed.
Both TV chef and presenter Harriott and comedian Culshaw have been awarded honorary vice president roles.
