This year’s National Television Awards at the 02 Arena were
extra special for them - and for us! They celebrated turning 25, and Fake Bake
got to be Official Tanning Supplier once more, at one of our favourite
events of the year. For everyone watching at home, you get to enjoy the red
carpet looks and then the show itself, which was hosted this year by cheeky David Walliams.
For us? The
planning starts in the months and weeks before, and then it’s time to jet down to London the night
before. Team Fake Bake this year was
headed up by our Victoria Halliday, Head of Business Development, Global
Celebrity and Influencer Outreach. Before we go any further, we just want
to mention that Vic’s was our favourite look of the night. Here’s the evidence.
What a beauty.
We set up
for the Awards at the InterContinental
London - the 02, which is right near to the venue, so no-one had to walk
too far in their finery. We were ably assisted by the most talented hair and
beauty teams. Make-up was led by the
amazing Stacey Toner, and hair was
made wonderful by Pamela Docherty - our celebs wouldn’t trust their locks
with anyone else.
In terms of
tanning, it was time to bring out the big (spray!) guns. James Harknett was on hand - our Global Creative Consultant is super-skilled and we appreciated his
hard work and talent - his fave DOI
faces looked spectacular.
Eloise, The Tan Expert, is always with us for special
occasions and our Fake Bake Trainer Emily headed
up the rest of our Fake Bake gang. They worked tirelessly to make sure everyone
looked picture perfect.
We caught up
with our Victoria to ask her how the
NTA’s went…
“This year
was another triumph! We really had a brilliant time, and from the minute we
touched down we didn’t stop. Whether it was getting everyone ready or dressing
the box Fake Bake love having at the
NTA’s, it was really full on.
The red carpet is an event in itself and we are always on hand to make
sure everyone is ready for the cameras. The show itself is always great fun.
This year, we all gave a special cheer when Jesy Nelson won an NTA for her documentary, Odd One Out. It was a
real talking point, and we really appreciated that she represented young women
everywhere in her speech.
Once the
show was over, Team Fake Bake and
our lovely bunch of invited guests got to let their hair down.
So much
effort goes into ceremonies like this, and as a brand it’s time to bring out
our fun side. And for the
Behind-The-Scenes team, they get to enjoy the sense of occasion, too. It’s
always a group effort. I loved seeing everyone dressed up and ready for the
show. It’s a real high point of the year, and I hope we get to do it again in
2021.”
At the end
of the night, we finally got to relax and take it all in. We talked about our
favourite shows, the night’s winners, and what everyone was wearing, of course!
So many friends of the brand stopped by to check in with us, and we felt super
proud to be a part of an event that celebrates British TV - which is the best
in the world, natch!
As we waved
goodbye to all of our guests, we were back to the business of our own, very
un-starry lives. But for one night, we got to walk the carpet and get a taste
of what it’s like to live the lifestyle.
Almost
Famous? It felt brilliant, but it’s a tough job being fabulous 24/7. We were
quite glad to get our trackies back on and get the plane home.
Tired, with
sore feet, and goodie bags in tow: nobody papped us at the airport.
And on that
morning, that was absolutely fine with us. Best Partying Award? It has our name
written all over it….
For more information
about Fake Bake go to www.fakebake.co.uk
Thanks to everyone at
ITV and The NTA’s for their warm welcome at the 02
You can follow Victoria
on Insta @vic_halliday
Check out James on
Insta @jamesharknettofficial
Many thanks to Stacey
Toner for all of her hard work you can check it out on Insta @staceytoner_artsy
We loved working with
Pamela again you can view her gorgeous hair looks on Insta @pamdochair
Special thanks to all
our invited guests - you were lovely company - bring on 2021!
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