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Baftas 2022: Martin Freeman and girlfriend Rachel Mariam cuddle up on red carpetRachael O'Connor
Martin Freeman and Rachel Mariam looked picture perfect as they posed for photos o the red carpet ahead of the 2022 Baftas (Picture: Getty )
Martin Freeman and Rachel Mariam cosied up on the red carpet as they attended the Bafta TV awards together.
The 2022 Bafta awards are proving one of the most exciting yet – not least because of the surprise announcement of the new Doctor Who lead.
And as TV fanatics eagerly await the televised ceremony kicking off at 6pm, celebrities have been arriving to the red carpet in their droves.
BBC Sherlock star Martin, 50, and girlfriend Rachel, 29, rocked up to the prestigious affair looking very chic indeed as they beamed for photographs before heading into the venue.
French actress and writer Rachel, best-known for her roles in acclaimed shows Normal People and This Way Up, stunned in a plunging baby pink strappy dress.
The star paired the colourful affair with black stilettos and wore her hair in natural curves, beaming at the cameras alongside her actor boyfriend.
The actors looked sharp on the red carpet as they attend the 2022 Bafta TV awards (Picture: Getty Images Europe )
Martin, meanwhile, dressed for the occasion in a smart black tuxedo complete with a bowtie.
The Desolation of Smaug star looked relaxed and happy beside his new flame, keeping an arm around her as they posed for photos.
The cute couple looked smitten as they posed for photos on the red carpet (Picture: Getty Images Europe )
In another snap, Martin could be seen wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the brilliant sunshine that descended on London in time for the awards, as he kept an arm around Rachel all the while.
Martin had been in a long-term relationship with fellow Sherlock star Amanda Abbington for 16 years, but the pair went their separate ways in 2016.
Martin and Rachel were first linked in 2020 after Martin and former partner Amanda Abbington went their separate ways (Picture: GoffPhotos.com)
The pair share two children: Joe, 16, and Grace, 13.
Amanda, 48, and Martin met on the set of Men Only in 2000 and later starred as husband and wife John Watson and Mary Morston o the acclaimed BBC drama.
It’s unclear how long Martin and Rachel have been dating, with the pair preferring to keep their personal life out of the limelight, but they were first spotted together in June 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Months later the couple were seen enjoying a romantic stroll together in London, with Martin sporting a DIY buzzcut.
Martin and Amanda split in 2016 after 16 years together (Picture: WireImage)
(As, of course, was the style at the time as barbers and hairdressers remained closed due to the lockdown.)
The pair’s appearance on the red carpet comes as dozens of major British celebs arrive in the hopes they will win the coveted Bafta gong.
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This evening’s ceremony will see awards handed out by a range of presenters, including Olivia Colman, Katie Piper, Ross Kemp, Suranne Jones, Tom Daley, and Lee Mack.
The 2022 Baftas airs on BBC One tonight at 6pm.
Bafta TV Awards 2022 nominations
Comedy Entertainment Programme
The Graham Norton Show
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Race Around Britain
The Ranganation
Current Affairs
Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin (Exposure)
Four Hours at the Capitol
The Men Who Sell Football (Al Jazeera Investigations)
Trump Takes on the World
Daytime
The Chase
Moneybags
Richard Osman’s House of Games
Steph’s Packed Lunch
Drama Series
In My Skin
Manhunt: The Night Stalker
Unforgotten
Vigil
Entertainment Performance
Alison Hammond (I Can See Your Voice)
Big Zuu (Big Zuu’s Big Eats)
Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back)
Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel)
Sean Lock (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown)
Entertainment Programme
An Audience with Adele
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Life & Rhymes
Strictly Come Dancing
The Factual Series
The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime
9/11: One Day in America
Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles
Uprising
Features
Big Zuu’s Big Eats
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Sort Your Life Out
The Great British Sewing Bee
Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education)
Aisling Bea (This Way Up)
Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts)
Natasia Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats)
Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal)
International
Call My Agent!
Lupin
Mare of Easttown
Squid Game
Succession
The Underground Railroad
Leading Actor
David Thewlis (Landscapers)
Hugh Quarshie (Stephen)
Olly Alexander (It’s A Sin)
Samuel Adewunmi (You Don’t Know Me)
Sean Bean (Time)
Stephen Graham (Help)
Leading Actress
Denise Gough (Too Close)
Emily Watson (Too Close)
Jodie Comer (Help)
Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown)
Lydia West (It’s A Sin)
Niamh Algar (Deceit)
Live Event
The Brit Awards 2021
The Earthshot Prize 2021
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Springwatch 2021
Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats)
Joe Gilgun (Brassic)
Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education)
Samson Kayo (Bloods)
Steve Coogan (This Time With Alan Partridge)
Tim Renkow (Jerk)
Mini-Series
It’s A Sin
Landscapers
Stephen
Time
News Coverage
Channel 4 News: Black to Front
Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum
ITV News at Ten: Storming of the Capitol
Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame
Reality and Constructed Factual
Gogglebox
Married at First Sight UK
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
The Dog House
Scripted Comedy
Alma’s Not Normal
Motherland
Stath Lets Flats
We Are Lady Parts
Short Form Programme
Hollyoaks Saved My Life (Hollyoaks IRL)
Our Land
People You May Know
Please Help
Single Documentary
9/11: Inside the President’s War Room
Grenfell: The Untold Story
My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan
Nail Bomber: Man Hunt
Single Drama
Death of England: Face to Face
Help
I Am Victoria
Together
Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Holby City
Specialist Factual
Black Power: A British Story of Resistance
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The Missing Children
Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain
Sport
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ITV Racing: The Grand National
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-Final: England v Denmark
Supporting Actor
Callum Scott Howells (It’s A Sin)
David Carlyle (It’s A Sin)
Matthew MacFadyen (Succession)
Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth)
Omari Douglas (It’s A Sin)
Stephen Graham (Time)
Supporting Actress
Cathy Tyson (Help)
Celine Buckens (Showtrial)
Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love)
Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before)
Leah Harvey (Foundation)
Tahirah Sharif (The Tower)
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
An Audience with Adele – Adele is surprised by her schoolteacher
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – Ant and Dec make dig at Downing Street partygate
It’s A Sin – Colin is diagnosed with Aids
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – Bimini’s verse on UK Hun
Squid Game – Red Light, Green Light game
Strictly Come Dancing – Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to celebrate Deaf community
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