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Brit Awards 2026: All The Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed

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The biggest night in British music was an especially big one this year.

On Saturday night, the 2026 Brit Awards took place in Manchester for the first time, in a night that delivered glittering performance, a few surprise wins and plenty of moments that kept ITV’s censors busy.

If you missed this year’s broadcast and want to catch up (or, indeed, if you were only half-watching, and you’re wondering if there were any bits that completely passed you by), then you’re in luck, because we’ve rounded up X of the top must-see moments from the 2026 Brit Awards…

Before the ceremony was even underway, Harry Styles made us smile on the red carpet with this business suit/ballet pumps combo

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Rosalía got her night off to a suitably dramatic start with this complete serve

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And it was a strong showing all-round from some of our fave celeb couples, including Jade and Jordan Stephens…

via Associated Press

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…and darts icon Luke Littler and his long-term girlfriend Faith Millar

via Associated Press

Comedian Jack Whitehall kicked off his sixth time hosting the Brits with a skit paying homage to his love of Harry Styles

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The man himself then opened the show properly with a performance of Aperture, complete with a lot of hand-ography and bum-wiggling

Jack Whitehall pulled absolutely no punches with his introductory Brits monologue, coming for everyone from Alex Warren (‘what you get if you order Ed Sheeran on Temu’), Lily Allen (‘her album was launched into the charts like a torpedo – only this torpedo didn’t sink a ship, it destroyed a Harbour’), Robbie Williams (‘he’s had more comebacks than his hairline’) and Noel Gallagher (‘Songwriter Of The Year… 1996’)

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