Joel Dommett thrives off doing live TV

Joel Dommett “loves the pressure” of live television.

37-year-old comedian and TV host is set to host the National Television Awards on Thursday 13 October on ITV and explained that he is a “bit of a psychopath” when it comes to hosting live events.

He said: “The thing about live events is that you can prepare and rehearse and deliver jokes that are written to an inch of their lives, but people always remember the bits you can’t plan for. I am a bit of a psychopath when it comes to presenting. I just love the pressure.”

The ‘Masked Dancer’ host went on to explain that he still feels “new” to the world of presenting and often uses his fitness training to control his nerves befre going live which has helped him become “much more relaxed” on screen.

“I still feel new, naive and I still feel like I am learning. I wear a heart rate moni tor and use my experience of fitness training to breathe properly and try and bring my heart rate down before going on stage so I don’t get overwhelmed. But I do think I have come a long way though. I am a much more relaxed and calm presenter than I used to be.”

The annual television awards ceremony was due to take place on 15 September, but was postponed as the country entered a national mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

In a statement, organisers said: “We have taken the decision to postpone this year’s National Television Awards as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The 2022 NTAs will now take place on Thursday, 13th October, live from The OVO Arena Wembley.

To reflect the period of national mourning, viewer voting is also being paused. The public vote will resume on Tuesday 20th September at 9am and remain open until the day of the ceremony.

Who are the nominees for the 2022 National Television Awards?

Here are all the nominees for the National Television Awards 2022, with some analysis of the possible winners and what it all means towards the end of the article.

NEW DRAMA

Heartstopper (Netflix, April 2022)

This Is Going To Hurt (BBC One, March 2022)

Time (BBC One, June 2021)

Trigger Point (ITV, January 2022)

TALENT SHOW

Britain’s Got Talent (ITV)

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (BBC Three)

Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)

The Masked Singer (ITV)

AUTHORED DOCUMENTARY

Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me (ITV, April 2022)

Kate Garraway: Caring for Derek (ITV, February 2022)

Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next (BBC One, March 2022)

Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism (BBC One, December 2021)

Tom Parker: Inside My Head (Channel 4, October 2021)

RETURNING DRAMA

Bridgerton S2 (Netflix, March 2022)

Call the Midwife S11 (BBC One, February 2022)

Peaky Blinders S6 (BBC One, April 2022)

The Split S3 (BBC One, May 2022)

TV PRESENTER

Alison Hammond (Good Morning Britain, ITV)

Ant & Dec (various, ITV)

Bradley Walsh (The Chase, ITV)

Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show, BBC One)

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

Clarkson’s Farm (Amazon Prime Video)

Gogglebox (Channel 4)

Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV)

Great British Bake Off (Channel 4)

DRAMA PERFORMANCE

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby (Peaky Blinders, BBC One)

Jonathan Bailey, Anthony Bridgerton (Bridgerton, Netflix)

Nicola Walker as Hannah Stern (The Split, BBC One)

Vicky McClure as Lana Washington (Trigger Point, ITV)

THE BRUCE FORSYTH ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (ITV)

Taskmaster (Channel 4)

The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

SERIAL DRAMA

Coronation Street (ITV)

EastEnders (BBC One)

Emmerdale (ITV)

Neighbours (Channel 5)

EXPERT NEW CATEGORY

Jay Blades (The Repair Shop, BBC One)

Kaleb Cooper (Clarkson’s Farm, Amazon Prime Video)

Martin Lewis (The Martin Lewis Money Show, BBC One)

Sir David Attenborough (various, BBC One)

SERIAL DRAMA PERFORMANCE

Gillian Wright as Jean Slater (EastEnders, BBC One)

Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle (Emmerdale, ITV)

Paige Sandhu as Meena Jutla (Emmerdale, ITV)

Rose Ayling-Ellis as Frankie Lewis (EastEnders, BBC One)

QUIZ GAME SHOW

Beat the Chasers (ITV)

In for a Penny (ITV)

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel (BBC One)

The 1% Club (ITV)

RISING STAR

Charithra Chandran as Edwina Sharma (Bridgerton, Netflix)

Joe Locke as Charlie Spring (Heartstopper, Netflix)

Kit Connor as Nick Nelson (Heartstopper, Netflix)

Paddy Bever, Max Turner (Coronation Street, ITV)

DAYTIME

Loose Women (ITV)

The Chase (ITV)

The Repair Shop (BBC One)

This Morning (ITV)

COMEDY

After Life (Netflix)

Derry Girls (Channel 4)

Not Going Out (BBC One)

Sex Education (Netflix)

TALENT SHOW JUDGE

Anton Du Beke (Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One)

David Walliams (Britain’s Got Talent, ITV)

Mo Gilligan (The Masked Singer, ITV)

RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, BBC Three)

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