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The crowd were back and as buzzing as ever for 2022’s BRIT Awards, and so were the stars. Hosted by Mo Gilligan who, yes, did inevitably slip up and swear as is customary at this point, the show included some of the biggest names in entertainment and sport. From Jodie Whittaker, to Vicky McClure, to Celeste, Olivia Rodrigo, and surprise appearances from Courtney Cox, Mo Farrah, Bukayo Saka, and Tom Daly who hilariously referred to Adele as “her royal highness”.
But as is the case with every BRIT Awards ceremony, there were some major moments that unfolded throughout the night. One of the first occurred during Anne-Marie’s performance where the singer had a major Madonna moment. But just as the Queen of Pop did in 2015, Anna-Marie carried on without a hitch and delivered one hell of a performance.
Family was also a major theme for this year’s ceremony. Gilligan’s aunt Patricia stole the show at the start, followed by Little Simz’s glorious mum who joined her daughter on stage to accept the award for Best New Artist. Not a dry eye in the house!
Amongst the big winners on the nightwere Adele (of course), Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Billie Eilish, and Dave. With that said though, here are the other highlights moments from the BRIT Awards 2022 that you may have missed.
Bukayo Saka living his best life
Like proud aunts and uncles, everyone appeared to rejoice when 20-year-old Arsenal star Bukayo Saka joined Club legend Ian Wright on stage to present Dave with his BRIT award on the night. As blogger Danielle Peazer tweeted, “My dad’s a hardcore Spurs fan so I might get in trouble for this but I’m absolutely fangirling because I love Ian Wright and Bukayo Saka.” Same, girl. Same.
Aldi serving quality memes
Liam Gallagher’s performance of Everything’s Electric was almost as epic as Mo Gilligan’s impression of Liam Gallagher (complete with bucket hat). Yet it was the ex-Oasis frontman’s outfit that really inspired the best memes of the night. I think I’ll let Aldi’s tweet say it all...
Dave’s legendary performance
All the pyrotechnics were employed for Dave’s now-legendary closing performance of emotionally charged track In The Fire, as he shared the stage with UK artists Giggs, Fredo, Ghettz, Meeks, and a gospel choir. The two-time BRIT award winner, who took home the award for Best Hip Hop/Grime Act, played multiple instruments, including a fire-shooting electric guitar. As Bolu Babalola tweeted in response: “Dave the rockstar!” Agreed.