UK pop sensation Billie Piper, who quit music in 2003, attends the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P & O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London, England. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Former teen pop star stuns on red carpet
This former teen pop sensation led arrivals on the 2025 TV BAFTA red carpet some two decades after quitting music, turning heads in a stunning strapless gown.
Piper, who initially shot to fame aged 15 with her debut single ‘Because We Want To’, wore a stunning pink strapless gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Elsewhere, Nafessa Williams attended British TV’s big night in a strapless red leather gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Irish TV star Maura Higgins had a Cinderella moment in a powder blue backless dress. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Higgins was a red carpet highlight in her racy gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Pop star Jessie J opted for a power suit. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Tasha Ghouri looked angelic in a strapless white number. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Internet personality Jay Beech stepped out in an edgy fit, pairing a striped blazer with a black tulle skirt. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Una Healy rocked a bedazzled party mini. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Meggan Grubb was pretty in pink. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Sophie Tea went boho chic with her butter-coloured two piece. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
It feels like the year of the power suit, certainly after last week’s Met Gala. Harriet Dyer slipped into an exquisitely tailored blazer and pants. Picture: by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Summer Fox looked elegant in a silky lemon-coloured slip. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Alan Cumming went for a relaxed white tie aesthetic. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Kimberley Walsh wore a plunging black and white gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Lottie Tomlinson – the makeup artist sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson – looked elegant in a slightly-sheer black gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Australian journalist Chelsea Menna stepped out in a figure-hugging beige gown encrusted with royal blue jewels. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison opted for old Hollywood glamour. Picture: by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan levelled up the drama in a fabulous black lace gown with a flower-inspired cream neckline. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
British YouTuber Nikki Lilly went with a fishtail-style two-piece set. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Christine McGuinness elevated her simple white gown with an eye-catching keyhole neckline. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Katherine Devlin slipped into a floaty olive number with a sheer bodice. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Model and actress Emily Atack kept things simple in white, accessorising with arm-length black gloves. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning stunned in a dramatic black velvet gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Katherine Parkinson sparkled in a black ballgown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Rose Ayling Ellis in a timeless, strapless black frock. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Charlene White added a much-needed pop of colour in a satin green gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
TV host Graham Norton accessorised his all-black suit with an arm sling. It’s unclear how Norton sustained the mystery injury. Picture: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for P & O Cruises
Jessica Wright dazzled in a grey off-the-shoulder gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Always a red carpet favourite, Billy Porter rocked a braided bodice, tasselled skirt and a statement hat, pictured alongside Marisha Wallace who looked glam in a tuxedo inspired gown. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Rachel Stevens wore the colour of the season in a chocolate brown satin number. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Theatre star Amber Grappy brought ombre back with her pink-purple caped mini. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Ella Thomas looked beautiful in neon yellow. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Katie Piper OBE opted for mermaid vibes with her strapless pink dress. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images