Corrie’s Jennie McAlpine, Lucy Fallon and Catherine Tyldesley clutch their gowns as they arrive in London ahead of NTAs

CORONATION Street stars Jennie McApline, Lucy Fallon and Catherine Tyldesley were seen arriving in London today ahead of tonight’s National Television Awards.

The soap favourites lugged their ballgowns and bags as they prepared to undergo glamorous transformations prior to hitting the red carpet.

They were joined by Julia Goulding, Sair Khan and Jamie Lomas, who  were all seen getting the train for London too.

Faye Brookes meanwhile headed to the hairdresser this morning to undergo a glamorous make-over ahead of the awards.

Tonight Corrie will go up against EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks for the Best Serial Drama Award.

The bash also sees Ant and Dec go up for their  17th consecutive TV Presenter prize.

The presenting pair – who managed a record-breaking 16th win in the category last year – will face stiff competition from Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield and Bradley Walsh at the ceremony, and could get their hands on four gongs in total on the night.

The duo’s show ‘Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ is up for the newly-named Sir Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award – a nod to the late TV legend, who passed away in August 2017 aged 89 – alongside ‘The Graham Norton Show’, ‘Celebrity Juice’ and ‘All Round to Mrs. Brown’s’.

Ant and Dec could also taste success in two other categories for shows they present as ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ is up against ‘The Great British Bake Off’, ‘MasterChef’ and ‘Love Island’ for best Challenge Show, and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ has a nod in the Talent Show category.

The programme will do battle with rivals ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Voice’ and ‘The X Factor’.

‘BGT’ panellists Simon Cowell and David Walliams will face off against The Voice’s will.i.am and Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood in a bid to be named top TV Judge.

Suranne Jones’ ‘Doctor Foster’ will compete against ‘Liar’, ‘Call The Midwife’, ‘Casualty’ and ‘Game Of Thrones’ for the Drama accolade, and she could taste personal success in the Drama Performance category.

The former ‘Coronation Street’ star is up against Tom Hardy (‘Taboo’), David Tennant (‘Broadchurch’), Sheridan Smith (‘Moorside’) and Jenna Coleman (‘Victoria’).

The National Television Awards 2018 takes place tonight at London’s The O2, hosted by Dermot O’Leary.

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