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TV BAFTAs backstage: Claudia Winkleman finally meets her Traitors US counterpart Alan Cumming, Marisa Abela knocks back champagne and reality TV worlds combine as the stars let their hair down after ceremony


Stars from the nation's favourite shows mingled inside the Southbank Centre, with many taking to social media to document the moments the cameras missed.

The actress looked incredible at the awards as she paired a brown strapless top with a ruched maxi skirt, yet after her big win she was quick to change into white trousers as she popped bottles of champagne and danced the night away with friends. Accepting the gong from Russell Tovey and Daniel Mays, producer Patrick Spencer said: 'We could only film this because Polly Hill at ITV saved us from getting cancelled and this story only had the impact it did because the people who watched it stood up as one and demanded action with such rage, that the government had no choice but to respond. Urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government to rush through arranged compensation payments for affected former postal employees, ITV boss Kevin Lygo said: 'Hurry up and pay these people what they are due.'

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