NTAs host Joel Dommett clarifies 'divorce' comment after awkward mishap on anniversary

The National Television Awards presenter Joel Dommett mistakenly insisted that he and wife Hannah Cooper had split, while discussing their wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Before hosting the live ITV ceremony for the fifth consecutive year tonight, the 40-year-old appeared on Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston's Heart Breakfast Show to chat about the annual bash.

During their conversation, Joel said it had been "the maddest week" due to preparations for the awards ceremony, marking his wedding anniversary and his baby son's birthday.

Amanda and Jamie went on to offer their congratulations on his anniversary, but what Joel said next caught them off guard.

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"Do say congrats, but we're not together," he responded, before chuckling: "It's ended right now today."

Quickly clarifying his words, he continued: "That sounded like we've got divorced."

Offering him an opportunity to set the record straight, Jamie asked: "Just so we're clear, you are still together?".

"Yes we are definitely still together guys," the NTAs presenter reassured.

Amanda playfully remarked: "That's a shame, that would've looked good on our socials.

"What a forum to announce it on," Jamie additionally quipped.

Joel and wife Hannah Cooper married at a beach ceremony in Mykonos, Greece, back in 2019. Four years on, they welcomed their first baby together, a son called Wilde.

Just days prior to the birth, Joel presented the 28th National Television Awards and had prepared an "escape route" incase Hannah went into labour.

Speaking to Amanda and Jamie, he recalled of the moment: "If the baby was born on that day, then I would've just had to not be there, or halfway through I would've had to go.

"And basically I would've had to have looked down at the 100 celebrities there and be like, 'Anyone want to finish this off?' So, it's mad, but genuinely I love hosting the show."

During their conversation, the trio also touched on this year's nominations.

Amanda, who is a judge on Britain's Got Talent, expressed scepticism about the programme's chances of winning, highlighting its repeated losses to Strictly Come Dancing in the Talent Show category.

She did, however, suggest that Claudia Winkleman might become the first presenter to eventually end Ant and Dec's lengthy winning run in the Best Presenter category.

Gary Lineker is also in contention for the accolade for the first time, hoping to defeat Ant and Dec, Claudia, Alison Hammond and Stacey Solomon.

Should Stacey fall short of claiming the prize, she has additional opportunities of triumph in the Factual Entertainment category.

Two of her programmes, Sort Your Life Out and Stacey and Joe, her BBC series with husband Joe Swash, encounter rivalry from; The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, Gogglebox, and Clarkson's Farm.

The National Television Awards airs tonight at 8pm on ITV and ITVX.