Gary Lineker breaks Ant and Dec’s 23-year streak at NTAs with presenting win

Lineker, 64, was shortlisted for the award just months after his early exit from the BBC show in May

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025 - 21:48

Hannah Roberts and Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Senior Entertainment Reporters

Former Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker has won the TV presenter prize at the National Television Awards, breaking the 23-year streak of Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

Lineker, 64, was shortlisted for the award just months after his early exit from the BBC show in May, following a row after he shared a post about Zionism which featured a depiction of a rat – historically an antisemitic insult.