Meet this year's ITV2 Hosts
We’re so excited to announce that, for the first time, Clara Amfo, Laura Jackson and Alice Levine will host The BRIT Awards 2017: Red Carpet and Backstage on ITV2, either side of the main awards show on Wednesday 22 February!
Clara Amfo said "I'm excited to be joining The BRITs presenting team this year. I’ve watched the show from as early as I can remember, so to now be a part of it is great, especially getting to host alongside Alice and Laura. I'm ready for all the night is going to bring us!”
Alice Levine added: “The night of The BRIT Awards is not only a great showcase of British and International music, it's always such a good party too. I'm thrilled to be part of the team, alongside Clara and Laura.”
“I am so thrilled to be hosting The BRITs for ITV2 this year” said Laura Jackson. “The ceremony always has a real buzz and vibrancy that's infectious, it's so much fun and I have to admit this is my favourite music event of the year. The nominees are incredible and as always there will be some knock out performances! I can't wait to be with Alice and Clara to fly the flag for British music.”
The main show features a stellar artist line-up including BRITs Icon Robbie Williams, the biggest UK girlband Little Mix, indie heroes The 1975 and global songstress Emeli Sandé.
Little Mix and Skepta lead this year’s nominations with three nods apiece.
Clara Amfo has firmly established herself as one of the music industry’s most influential tastemakers, presenting the mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1 and the prestigious Live Lounge series. She also hosts her own successful club night, ABOUT, and has previously hosted live coverage of Glastonbury, Radio 1’s Big Weekend and T In The Park, endearing audiences with her vibrant personality and acute knowledge of all things music.
For the past 2 years Alice Levine she has hosted the afternoon slot every weekend on BBC Radio 1 and previously brought her new music knowledge to the much coveted 10pm "John Peel" slot. As well as music she has conquered the world of comedy, co-creating the Number 1 podcast sensation My Dad Wrote A Porno, now approaching its third series. Since its inception, the show has received 35 million downloads worldwide, garnered many celebrity fans including Elijah Wood, and remained No. 1 in the iTunes Podcast Chart for much of 2016.
Laura Jackson is a presenter, fashion aficionado, and one of TV’s brightest personalities. She is perhaps best known for hosting ITV2’s Take Me Out: The Gossip alongside Mark Wright and for launching the hugely successful Jackson & Levine supper-club alongside fellow presenter Alice Levine. The rising star was previously the resident fashion expert on ITV’s This Morning and co-hosted Comic Relief’s 24-hour panel show. Jackson will release her first book alongside Levine, 'Round To Ours' on May 18.
The BRIT Awards will be broadcast on ITV on Wednesday 22 February live from The O2.
