Charli XCX, Danny Dyer, and a horse steal the show in wildest Brit Awards 2025 moments

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2025’s Brit Awards has given us our usual dose of bonkers outfits — Teddy Swims and HorsegiirL in competition for wildest of the night.

We’ve had stunning performances from Jade, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Fender, and Ezra Collective.

Who could forget some questionable jokes from host Jack Whitehall to top off a Brits for the history books.

After hours of entertainment, this live blog is now closed. Until next year!

If you missed the show, here’s all the winner’s from tonight’s Brit Awards.

• Producer of the year: A. G. Cook
• Song of the year with Mastercard: Charli xcx Ft Billie Eilish – Guess
• Artist of the year: Charli XCX
• Pop act: Jade
• Alternative/Rock act: Sam Fender
• Dance act: Charli XCX
• Hip Hop/Grime/Rap act: Stormzy
• R&B act: Raye
• Rising Star: Myles Smith
• Best new artist: The Last Dinner Party
• Mastercard album of the year: Charli XCX – Brat
• Group of the year: Ezra Collective
• International song of the year: Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
• International artist of the year: Chappell Roan
• International group of the year: Fontaines D.C.
• Global Success: Sabrina Carpenter

Sweeping up her final award, Charli said how she used to reject the ceremonies feeling like ‘an outsider in the industry’.

She said this was particularly a feeling in the UK which was what made it so special to be recognised for Brat.

The album won her album of the year as well as artist of the year, dance act (voted for by fans) and songwriter of the year.

Charli told fans not to ‘compromise their vision’ and even if it took longer to get there, ‘people would resonate’ evenutally.

‘I’ll probably never make a record like this again,’ she added, saying her artistic urge to keep developing her art.

There has been huge speculation over the special tribute the Brit Awards would give for Liam Payne.

The One Direction singer tragically died aged 31, on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Fans were taken aback by the moving video, which showed pictures of Payne as a child and throughout his career.

Moments from One Direction’s success and Payne’s own words left everyone in floods of tears.

‘Not the Brit awards making me cry😭 We miss you Liam,’ shared Chloe on X as Jess added: ‘brit awards has broken my heart.’

‘Just seen Liam tribute to Brit awards heartbreaking cry my eyes out,’ said Lisa Hart.

Pumpkinspice wrote: ‘One of the best tributes I’ve seen for Liam, that was beautiful😭🤍 thankyou Brit awards 🥰.’

Milly said: ‘brit awards tribute for liam was so beautiful 🥹🥹🥹.’

After winner Sam Fender’s stunning performance, Jack Whitehall introduced the artist of the year category.

Accepting the award from Jared Leto, Charli XCX took aim at ITV for ‘complaining about [her] nipples’.

She added: ‘We’re in the era of free the nipple right?’

Addressing her award she shared: ‘This is really cool, artist of the year thank you so much, I feeel like i’ve always been an artist but it really takes a whole team and they’re all sat at that table.

‘Thank you so much to the people who helped me make this record’, Charli said with a nod to George Daniel: ‘Love you baby’.

‘This is for the artists who don’t feel like they fit in’ Charli concluded. ‘I share this with you, keep partying’.

For a second time tonight, host Jack referenced ITV’s ‘cancelled’ stars, leaving Jade Thirlwall slightly taken aback.

He had earlier joked: ‘ITV had so many of its presenters cancel this year they had to come crawling back to an ex.’

Later in the show, in a chat with Little Mix star Jade, he questioned whether the X Factor band would be reuniting after their ‘hiatus’, likening it to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s TV split.

The former This Morning hosts were said to be ‘barely speaking’ before Schofield’s bombshell admission of an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male employee, and his subsequent exit from all ITV projects.

Putting Jade on the spot, Jack probed: ‘The official line is that you’re currently on hiatus focusing on solo projects, when we say on a hiatus focusing on solo projects do we mean in a Phil and Kirstie way or a Phil and Holly way.’

Jade pulled an awkward face before comparing her possible reunion with Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock to Five, who recently announced their comeback.

‘So it could happen in the future,’ Jack replied. ‘That makes me so happy.’

With names like Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift in the running, this was a big catergory.

International artist of the year was anybody’s game but Chappell Roan took the win for her sensational rise to fame.

This was her second win of the night after Good Luck Babe won international song of the year too.

She dedicated the award to the trans community, sex workers, drag queens, and Sinead O’Connor.

Safe to say nobody could have predicted Danny Dyer and HorsegiirL being on the same table.

Presenter Jack Whitehall couldn’t help but get a reaction out of the German singer and DJ by saying she seems more of a ‘ketamine’ person.

He kept joking Danny had brought the DJ — who covers her identity with prosthetics to look like a horse — as his date

@deadiite shared on Twitter/X: ‘Whoever sat danny dyer next to horsegiirl needs an award themselves.’

Fans were a little annoyed as Jack and former EastEnders actor Danny’s conversation was muted for most of their interaction, with people begging for ITV to stop ‘bleeping’ everything.

@rachabeth tweeted: ‘What’s the point of bleeping everything out? It’s past watershed ffs!’

@michellepryde fumed: ‘If it’s post watershed why do they keep bleeping them out? It’s so annoying.’

@Ryansoapking23 added: ‘It’s literally past the 21.00pm watershed – what is the point of bleeping out of all of the swearing? It’s literally the best part of the #BRITs’

A year on from being named Rising Star at the Brit Awards, The Last Dinner Party have secured yet another win.

The group beat the likes of Ezra Collective and English Teacher — two Mercury Prize winners — to claim the best newcomers.

During their acceptance speech, The Last Dinner Party mirrored Rising Star Myles Smith’s message to support grassroots venues.

They pleaded with music industry leaders to put money into these tiny spaces that nurture up and coming stars.

Irish icons Fontaines D.C. took home the award for international group after being favourites to win.

The group actually worked with another winner, Jade, previously as they snuck her into their music video for Starburster before we even knew she was going solo.

Following Paloma Faith’s dig at American voters for ‘getting it wrong’, Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs took aim at at the American President too.

Before handing over an award to Raye – who made history with her record-breaking wins last year – Jason compared Donald Trump to Lucius Malfoy.

He said: ‘It’s fantastic to be introduced as star of The White Lotus, I guess that’s because Lucius Malfoy is now in the White House making Hogwarts great again.’

This was Raye’s only nomination this year, with her taking home the win for R&B act.

Jack Whitehall was left red-faced after his parents made a shock appearance at the Brit Awards.

TV producer Michael and actress Hilary were on the red carpet during Teddy Swims’ performance, with Jack joining them outside.

He wasn’t expecting them to turn up and follow in rapper Kanye and Bianca’s footsteps, after the controversial US couple left everyone shocked at the Grammys last month.

Bianca, 30, had arrived in a fluffy black coat and threw it to the floor to reveal her fully nude body, in a totally sheer dress. Meanwhile, Ye, 47, was fully dressed in a black T-shirt and trousers.

Jokingly taking a leaf from their book, Hilary told Jack: ‘It worked for Kanye and his wife.’

‘Yeah, maybe Yeezy can pull that look off, but if he wears sunglasses indoors, he just looks blind,’ Jack pointed to his baffled father.

As he attempted to move onto the next segment, his mum then threatened to whip off her coat, just like Bianca had.

‘It’s too hot,’ she said, while Jack shuddered and warned: ‘Don’t you dare, Hilary!’

‘I’m never going to eat turkey again,’ he added, while Hilary quipped: ‘It’s nothing you’ve not seen before, Jack!’

American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan – real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz,- secured the gong for best international song for Good Luck, Babe!

She beat the likes of Teddy Swims and Sabrina Carpenter who were performing at the Brit Awards.

Megastar Taylor Swift was also up for the award with her track Fortnight featuring Post Malone.

However, there’s no denying Chappell took off over the last two years and Good Luck Babe has been stuck in all our heads.

Fans expressed their excitement for the musician with@nextlvlcash writing: ‘It is a masterpiece, and it’s amazing to see her get the recognition she deserves. Here’s to many more wins ahead!’

@hitmehardnsoft added: ‘CHAPPELL WORLD DOMINATION CONTINUES.’

Stormzy has taken home the award for hip hop/grime/rap act for Backbone with Chase and Status.

While he read out a bible verse and thanked his collaborators, he revealed he had ‘mashed up’ his eye.

The Crown hitmaker was wearing sunglasses while on stage and said it was because his eye hurt from a badminton accident.

This marks the fourth time Stormzy has won at the awards show over the years.

Sabrina shared her love for the UK in her acceptance speech.

Jade’s Brit award win is being celebrated by fans everywhere, especially after thanking her Little Mix sisters!

The 32-year-old superstar gave a stellar performance despite suffering from a neck injury sustained during rehearsals but was powering through for her ‘scariest’ performance.

The singer stayed true to the song title in her angel attire while belting out impressive notes from her hit single Angel of My Dreams – which is about her love/hate relationship with the music industry.

Fans were living for first solo performance at the Brits with@RyanS_UK JADE JUST HAD ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES WE’VE EVER SEEN OH MY GOD THAT WAS INSANE?!?!?”

@ysuftozer added: ‘Jade ATE that performance UP and left NO CRUMBS.’

@shandanan declared: ‘that jade performance might genuinely be the best f***n brit awards performance ever.’

He really went in on the Britain’s Got Talent judges…

Ezra Collective have taken home the win for group of the year after skyrocketing to fame with the Mercury Prize last year.

This was their first ever win, with four nominations at the Brit Awards.

‘This moment right here is because of the great youth clubs, teachers, and schools, that support young people playing music,’ they said in their acceptance.

Speaking of problems in the UK society, they added: ‘The solution lies with giving the young person a trumpet. Because when you do that you give them an aspiration and a goal.’

Paloma Faith was her usual defiant self as she stepped on stage to present the award for Dance Act, with Charli XCX taking home the win.

In a dig at the US, she said: ‘Some people are getting it wrong, thank you to the voters of America, and some people are getting it absolutely right and that’s Charli XCX’.

This was Charli’s second win of the night, and she used the moment to dedicate the award to the dance and electronic artists who inspired her.

‘I wouldn’t be up here without these three straight, white men,’ Charli began.

She said she worries dance music ‘gets a bad rep’ for people thinking ‘it’s not that deep’.

‘I think it is, this genre of music is euphoric, it allows me to escape, allows me to feel on such a deep level,’ she went on.

Charli shouted out numerous dance artists but ended her speech with thanks to the late trans artist, Sophie, who died in 2021.

After walking the red carpet covered head to toe in soft toys, Teddy Swims upped his cozy-levels during his performance.

The Lose Control singer started off his set attached to a pillow and duvet, and viewers couldn’t get enough.

One person, Lauren, wrote on X: ‘Can I borrow that outfit when you’re finished with it, Teddy Swims? #BRITs #britawards #BRITs2025 ..can take a nap anywhere then!!’

Aaron added: ‘Teddy Swims taking pillow princess to a new level.’