BRIT Awards 2023: Celebrities arrive on the star-studded red carpet


The stars were out in force for The BRIT Awards 2023 held at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night.

Love Island host Maya Jama led the famous faces arriving on the red carpet in style and was joined by the likes of Ashley Roberts and Clara Amfo.

Stunning Maya, 28, showed off her sensational figure in a strapless black dress with a gold skeleton design on that highlighted her ample cleavage and gorgeous curves.

She boosted her height with strappy gold heels and wore her dark tresses slicked back while opting for radiant makeup.

Meanwhile popstar Ashley, 41, showed off her toned abs in a silver co-ord consisting of a skimpy crop top and tiered skirt which she wore with matching stilettos.  

Ashley Roberts

Glam: The stars were out in force for The BRIT Awards 2023 held at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night (L-R: Maya Jama, Ashley Roberts)

Ashley wore her flowing blonde tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and wore dangly earrings while opting for a slick of light pink lip for her makeup.

Elsewhere radio presenter Clara Amfo put on a leggy display in a black mini dress with a long train as she posed up a storm. 

Michelle Visage turned heads in a red and blue jumpsuit and commanded attention in the figure-hugging number.  

Mo Gilligan returns as The BRIT Awards host for the second year running, with the comedian saying he is ‘honoured’ to be back to celebrate the biggest night in British music. 

For the first time in the ceremony’s history, it takes place on a Saturday, broadcast live from London’s O2 Arena. 

Harry Styles, Wet Leg, and Sam Smith lead this year’s nominations as the stars battle it out for the coveted awards.

All three will perform on the night, with Lizzo, Becky Hill, Cat Burns and Stormzy also storming the stage.  

Music bosses have come under fire, however, when the shortlist was announced last month. 

Posing up a storm: She put on a confident display

Glowing: She boosted her height with strappy gold heels and wore her dark tresses slicked back while opting for radiant makeup

Glowing: She boosted her height with strappy gold heels and wore her dark tresses slicked back while opting for radiant makeup

Design: Maya teamed her gold and black dress with huge gold earrings and styled her hair perfectly in a sleek bun

Design: Maya teamed her gold and black dress with huge gold earrings and styled her hair perfectly in a sleek bun

In a surprise snub, female artists were shut out of the Artist Of The Year, which last year introduced a gender-neutral overhaul by scrapping its male and female-centric categories. 

The first gender-neutral award was handed to Adele last year, but in her acceptance speech she pointedly told the audience: ‘ love being a woman.’ 

Nominated for Artist Of The Year are Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy.

Harry, Stormzy and Fred Again – real name Fred Gibson – are also up for album of the year, alongside The 1975 and indie duo Wet Leg, who are the only female act in the category.

Nice look: Meanwhile popstar Ashley, 41, showed off her toned abs in a silver co-ord

Leggy: It consisted of a skimpy crop top and tiered skirt which she wore with matching stilettos

Nice look: Meanwhile popstar Ashley, 41, showed off her toned abs in a silver co-ord consisting of a skimpy crop top and tiered skirt which she wore with matching stilettos

Pins: Elsewhere radio presenter Clara Amfo put on a leggy display in a black mini dress with a long train as she posed up a storm

Pins: Elsewhere radio presenter Clara Amfo put on a leggy display in a black mini dress with a long train as she posed up a storm

Leggy display: She had her figure on display in the thigh-skimming number as she commanded attention on the red carpet

Leggy display: She had her figure on display in the thigh-skimming number as she commanded attention on the red carpet

Boosting her height: She had on a pair of huge black heels and accessorised with a statement gold necklace

Boosting her height: She had on a pair of huge black heels and accessorised with a statement gold necklace

Charli XCX, whose fifth studio album Crash topped the charts, and Florence and the Machine, whose album Dance Fever earned the singer her fourth UK number one, were notably absent.

Now, BRIT Award bosses are in talks to bring back separate categories for best male and female artist next year, after no women made the shortlist for its new gender-neutral prize. 

The coveted Song Of The Year With Mastercard category will see Aitch with Baby Ft Ashanti, Cat Burns with Go, Dave with Starlight, and Ed Sheeran And Elton John with their festive hit Merry Christmas battle it out.

Also nominated are Eliza Rose And Interplanetary Criminal with Baddest Of Them All, George Ezra with Green Green Grass and Harry Styles with As It Was.

Work it: Michelle Visage turned heads in a red and blue jumpsuit and commanded attention in the figure-hugging number

Confidence: She looked great in the jumpsuit

Work it: Michelle Visage turned heads in a red and blue jumpsuit and commanded attention in the figure-hugging number

Flawless: Michelle sported impeccable makeup and a bouncy blow dried hair look

Flawless: Michelle sported impeccable makeup and a bouncy blow dried hair look

Concluding the Song Of The Year nominations are Lewis Capaldi with Forget Me, Lf System with Afraid To Feel, and Sam Smith And Kim Petras with Unholy. 

Up for Group Of The Year are The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Nova Twins and Wet Leg, while International Group Of The Year saw nods for Black Pink, Drake And 21 Savage, First Aid Kit, Fontaines Dc and Gabriels.

Speaking after their four nods, Wet Leg said: ‘Somebody hold our horses while we get to grips with this wild news, being nominated for a BRIT award is too hard to comprehend, we never could have expected for our wee band to achieve this.’

Gorgeous: Amelia Dimoldenberg wore a flowing red dress as she arrived on the red carpet

Gorgeous: Amelia Dimoldenberg wore a flowing red dress as she arrived on the red carpet

Designer: Roman Kemp arrived in a Prada jacket and black trousers as he beamed on the red carpet

Designer: Roman Kemp arrived in a Prada jacket and black trousers as he beamed on the red carpet

Quirky! Jack Saunders arrives at The BRIT Awards 2023

Quirky! Jack Saunders arrives at The BRIT Awards 2023

Suit: Harriet Rose attending the Brit Awards 2023 at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night

Suit: Harriet Rose attending the Brit Awards 2023 at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night

Quirky look: She wore a painted suit with pink words on it

Quirky look: She wore a painted suit with pink words on it 

Style: YolanDa Brown looked glamorous in a tasseled gold dress

Beaming: She looked in great spirits

Style: YolanDa Brown looked glamorous in a tasseled gold dress

PVC! Munroe Bergdorf arrives at The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on Saturday

PVC! Munroe Bergdorf arrives at The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on Saturday

Nominated for Alt Rock are The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Nova Twins, Tom Grennan and Wet Leg.

Stormzy has landed another nod in the Hip Hop/Grime/Rap category, competing against Aitch, Central Cee, Dave and Loyle Carner.

Becky Hill has once again landed a nomination in the Dance Act category, having previously scooped the prize last year.

She is nominated against Bonobo, Calvin Harris, Eliza Rose and Fred Again.

Elsewhere, in the International Categories, Beyonce once again reigns supreme with two nods, alongside Taylor Swift and Lizzo.

Up for International Artist Of The Year are Beyonce, Burna Boy, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Taylor Swift.

BRIT AWARDS 2023: THE NOMINATIONS

Mastercard Album Of The Year

The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language

Wet Leg – Wet Leg

Harry Styles – Harry’s House

Stormzy – This Is What I Mean

Fred Again – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)

Artist Of The Year

Central Cee

Fred Again

George Ezra

Harry Styles

Stormzy

Group Of The Year

The 1975

Arctic Monkeys

Bad Boy Chiller Crew

Nova Twins

Wet Leg

Best New Artist

Kojey Radical

Mimi Webb

Rina Sawayama

Sam Ryder

Wet Leg

Song Of The Year With Mastercard

Aitch – Baby Ft Ashanti

Cat Burns – Go

Dave – Starlight

Ed Sheeran And Elton John – Merry Christmas

Eliza Rose And Interplanetary Criminal – Baddest Of Them All

George Ezra – Green Green Grass

Harry Styles – As It Was

Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me

Lf System – Afraid To Feel

Sam Smith And Kim Petras – Unholy

Best Alt Rock

The 1975

Arctic Monkeys

Nova Twins

Tom Grennan

Wet Leg

Rising Star

Flo

Producer of the Year

David Guetta

Songwriter Of The Year

Kid Harpoon – co-writer and co-producer on Harry’s House 

Hip Hop/ Grime/ Rap

Aitch

Central Cee

Dave

Loyle Carner

Stormzy

Dance Act

Becky Hill

Bonobo

Calvin Harris

Eliza Rose

Fred Again

Pop/ R’n’B

Cat Burns

Charli Xcx

Dua Lipa

Harry Styles

Sam Smith

International Artist Of The Year

Beyonce

Burna Boy

Kendrick Lamar

Lizzo

Taylor Swift

International Group Of The Year

Black Pink

Drake And 21 Savage

First Aid Kit

Fontaines Dc

Gabriels

International Song Of The Year

Beyonce – Break My Soul

David Guetta And Bebe Rexa – I’m Good (Blue)

Fireboy Dml & Ed Sheeran – Peru

Mauro Castillo, Stephanie Beatriz, Carolina Gaitán, Rhenzy Feliz, Encanto – Cast, Adassa, Diane Guerrero – We Dont Talk About Bruno

Gayle – Abcdefu

Jack Harlow – First Class

Lizzo – About Damn Time

Calum Scott And Lost Frequencies – Where Are You Npow

One Republic – I Ain’t Worried

Taylor Swift – Antihero

 



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