Holly Willoughby avoids awkward encounter with Eamonn Holmes at TRIC Awards but what is the event and who won?

Holly Willoughby was nowhere to be seen at Tuesday evenings TRIC Awards 2023. The This Morning host reportedly had prior commitments but may have wanted to avoid running into former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes. 

The GB News host hasn’t held back with his views on Philip Scholfield. Eamonn walked the pink carpet holding with the help of two canes as he suffers from chronic back pain. He attended the awards with his co-presenter Isabel Webster.

Big winners of the night included ITV’s ‘The Chase’, for best ‘Game Show’, with host of the show Bradley Walsh winning ‘TV Personality’. Piers Morgan took home the ‘Interview of the year’ for his sit-down with Cristiano Ronaldo. 

It was the first time in four years that 'This Morning' didn’t win the ‘Daytime’ award  losing out to Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’. The biggest shock of the night was Nigel Farage winning the ‘News Presenter’ award beating off competition from the other nominees, Eamonn Holmes, Piers Morgan, Stephen Dixon and Susanna Reid.

It wasn't a complete loss for Susanna as 'Good Morning Britain' won the ‘TRIC Special Award’. The ‘TRIC Special Recognition Award’ went to radio presenter James Whale. 

What are the TRIC Awards? 

The TRIC awards celebrates the biggest names in TV, radio and online shows from the previous year. According to their official website they “recognise the on air talent across TV, Radio & online which continues to showcase and praise the diverse talent in UK broadcast media.”

What does TRIC stand for? 

Television Radio Industries Club

Where are the TRIC Awards? 

The ceremony was at the Park Lane Grosvenor House in London and has been held there since the first awards lunch in 1969. This year the event celebrated its 54th year and was hosted by TRIC president TV judge Rob Rinder. 

Who votes for the TRIC Award winners? 

The public vote for the winners via their website. The event is filmed in front of a live audience, with tickets being available to purchase prior to the event and then streamed live for everyone to watch. 

The TRIC Awards 2023 Winners:

• TV Personality - Bradley Walsh
• Interview of the Year - Piers Morgan Interviews Cristiano Ronaldo
• Podcast of the Year - That Peter Crouch Podcast
• Radio Personality - Roman Kemp
• Soap Actor - Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) EastEnders
• Streamed - After Life
• Radio Programme - The Julia Hartley-Brewer Breakfast Show
• Game Show - The Chase 
• Factual - Paul 'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
• Daytime - A Place in the Sun
• Food - The Great British Bake Off
• Drama  - Peaky Blinders
• Live Event -The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
• Multi-Channel News - GB News Breakfast
• Entertainment - Gogglebox
• News Presenter - Nigel Farage
• Soap of the Year - Emmerdale
• TRIC Special Award - Good Morning Britain
• TRIC Special Recognition Award - James Whale