Brit Awards 2026 red carpet: All the best and worst looks as Ashley Roberts, Chloe Burrows and others lead early arrivals in Manchester

Fleur East, Chloe Burrows, Tyler West, and several other big names were among the first famous faces to arrive at this year's Brit Awards red carpet.

This year's ceremony relocates to Manchester's Co-op Live Arena, marking a departure from tradition after 15 consecutive years at London's O2 Arena.

Also among the early arrivals were Love Island's Molly Marsh and This Morning presenter Sian Welby.

Musician Jacob Alon soon followed, as did The Only Way is Essex legend Ferne McCann and former Pussycat Doll, Ashley Roberts.

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Elsewhere, Scottish musician Tallia Storm put on a rather busty display, while the boyband December 10, who shot to fame as Simon Cowell's latest music project, stopped for snaps.

Chart-topper Alex Warren was all smiles as he stopped for the paparazzi, while soap star Gemma Atkinson looked fabulous as she arrived without Strictly beau Gorka Marquez.

I'm A Celeb royalty was also in attendance. Current King of the Jungle AngryGinge donned all black for the occasion.

Meanwhile, fellow jungle veterans Shona McGarty and GK Barry stopped for photos.

When it comes to the awards, Olivia Dean and Lola Young enter tonight's ceremony as frontrunners, each securing five nominations across separate categories.

Both artists arrive at the Brits fresh from Grammy success earlier this month.

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Sam Fender trails closely behind with four nods, while Dave, Lily Allen and Wolf Alice also feature prominently among the nominees.

The Artist of the Year category sees a strong field including Little Simz, PinkPantheress, JADE and Fred again.. alongside the leading contenders.

Ms Dean's album The Art of Loving competes for Album of the Year against Fender's People Watching, Allen's West End Girl, Dave's The Boy Who Played The Harp and Wolf Alice's The Clearing.

Jack Whitehall takes on hosting duties once again, having also presented last year's ceremony.

The evening's performance lineup features some of music's biggest names, with Harry Styles set to take the stage ahead of his fourth album release.

Raye, who made Brit history in 2024 with record-breaking nominations and wins, returns as a performer while competing in the Song of the Year and Pop Act categories.

Mark Ronson will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music honour, describing it as "the most meaningful honour of my career" and expressing disbelief at joining such an esteemed lineage.

An All-Star Rock Band will pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who receives a posthumous Lifetime Achievement recognition.

Rosalía makes her Brit Awards debut tonight, competing for International Artist of the Year.

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