The red carpet looks at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards
Lisa Hoffman (R) and guest attend the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Adelayo Adedayo poses inside the Winners Room at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Ally Macintosh and Georgina Forsyth-Read attend the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Sam McAllister attends the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
British actor Floella Benjamin attends the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 11 May 2025. The ceremony is hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Khalid Abdalla attends the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by). DM
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