BBC star set to crowned the queen of British telly at NTAs after being nominated in 3 categories

TV Editor Rod McPhee casts his expert eye over tomorrow’s NTAs . . .

GOOD CLAUD: Claudia Winkleman could be officially crowned the queen of British telly by the viewers who vote for the NTAs.

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Claudia Winkleman could be officially crowned the queen of British telly at the NTAs[/caption]

She features in three categories, first as the co-host of Strictly Come Dancing, which is nominated in the Talent Show category and is highly likely to win it, and second, in the Reality category for her other hit BBC1 show, The Traitors.

But the real triumph would be winning the Best Presenter gong, which she is up for this year.

That would mean stealing it from Ant and Dec, its winners for the past 21 years, but she stands every chance.

VERY HAPPY VALLEY: The final series of the BBC1 cop thriller is a frontrunner for the Returning Drama category, while its lead stars, Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood, and James Norton as her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce, are both up for the Drama Performance award – with only one winner.

NOTHING LIKE THIS DAME: Dame Deborah James stands a high chance of winning the Authored Documentary award with her heartbreaking show Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words.

The trailblazing campaigner finally succumbed to bowel cancer last year after raising awareness and vast sums of money in a bid to combat the disease.

But she faces stiff competition from singers Lewis Capaldi, Matt Willis and Rob Burrow, who also delivered moving personal accounts of their health battles.

THIS WARNING: After a difficult year for This Morning, all eyes will be on how it performs at the NTAs.

It’s always a hot tip to take home the Daytime Award, but will recent events have turned viewers off?

Once again, neither Phillip Schofield nor Holly Willoughby have been nominated in the Best Presenter category, which will put the pressure on Alison Hammond in the Best Presenter category, but given she’s up against Claudia and Ant & Dec, the show shouldn’t put all their eggs in that basket.

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Sarah Lancashire is up for the Drama Performance award[/caption]

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Dame Deborah James stands a high chance of winning the Authored Documentary award with her heartbreaking show Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words[/caption]

MAKING THE O’GRADY: Since ITV consider Paul O’Grady “one of their own” the NTAs won’t miss the chance to pay tribute to him in some way following his death on March 28 aged 67.

He and his show For The Love Of Dogs won the Outstanding Achievement NTA in 2018. Now could ITV bestow the honour posthumously, and solely, on Paul?