Brendan O'Carroll has won the Comedy Award for his role in Mrs Brown's Boys at the UK's National Television Awards in London.
TV duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were also winners on Wednesday night and they reflected on how much their lives have changed over the years as they collected their 23rd TV presenter prize at the UK's National Television Awards.
Collecting the award, Donnelly said: "Thank you - it’s really hard to put into words just how this feels and what it means to us that you take the time to vote for us."
McPartlin described the gong as a "joy" and joked that one day they will not collect it, but tonight was not the night.
They also thanked their teams and families before reflecting how their lives have changed since they have become fathers, with Donnelly saying he has the school run tomorrow.
He also revealed that his daughter gave him her lip balm for good luck, thanking her for it as he showed it to the audience.
In other NTA awards, Coronation Street actor Peter Ash has said winning the serial drama performance National Television Award is an "amazing way" to end his time on the soap opera.
The storyline for his character Paul Foreman saw him deteriorate as he battled with motor neurone disease (MND), the character recently dying from the disease.
Collecting the prize at the award ceremony in London, he said: "This is honestly incredible - what an amazing way to end my six years on Coronation Street."
He also thanked the Corrie team and the charities which supported him, paying special tribute to Daniel Brocklebank, who played his on-screen husband Billy Mayhew.
Ash said he "couldn’t of wished for anyone better to have done this storyline with."
The Traitors also landed the reality competition gong at the NTAs, seeing off tough competition from Celebrity Big Brother, Love Island, Race Across the World and The Apprentice.
Toby Jones has secured the best drama performance gong at the National Television Awards for his role in Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
The ITV drama helped renew attention to the subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted during the Horizon IT scandal.
Jones portrayed former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates, one of more than 550 claimants who have brought legal action against the UK Post Office.
Collecting his award, the actor said: "This means an awful lot, not just to me but to the extraordinary people who inspired our show."
He also used the opportunity to congratulate the real Mr Bates on his recent marriage to his partner Suzanne Sercombe and hailed the drama as an "extraordinary project" to work on.
Stacey Solomon has picked up the first prize of the night at the National Television Awards with her reality show Sort Your Life Out.
It beat Clarkson’s Farm, Gogglebox, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live and The Yorkshire Vet in the factual entertainment category.
TV presenter Solomon thanked the families who opened up their homes and hearts to her for the show as she collected the prize.
Source: Press Association
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