Alan Carr, a comedian and TV personality, accepted a Special Recognition award at the 31st National Television Awards on Tuesday night, where he appeared emotional. No specific numbers are mentioned in the article to quantify his emotions or the audience's reaction. The angle of this article focuses on Carr's candid comments about his past involvement in a reality TV show, "The Celebrity Traitors", where he had previously murdered another contestant, Paloma Faith.
Note: This is an opinion piece, as it highlights an emotional moment and includes a quote that implies the author finds Carr's comments interesting or newsworthy.
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Alan Carr, a comedian, received an Special Recognition award at the 31st National Television Awards on Tuesday night. He appeared emotional while accepting the honor. Notably, his acceptance speech referenced a past controversy: in a 2025 series of "The Celebrity Traitors", he had pretended to murder singer Paloma Faith, and admitted feeling bad about it even now. The award was one of several handed out at the ceremony, which included public-voted categories as well as the non-public-voted Special Recognition award that Carr won.
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Emotional moment as Alan Carr honoured at National Television Awards
Alan Carr has said he still feels bad about murdering singer Paloma Faith in the 2025 series of The Celebrity Traitors, as he picked up an NTA award on Tuesday night.
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The comedian appeared emotional as he approached the stage to collect his Special Recognition award at the 31st National Television Awards on Tuesday night.
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"I did feel bad because I'd murdered people," he said.
"I still felt bad about Paloma."
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The Special Recognition award was the only category not voted for by the public.
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