STAGE STARS CELEBRATE AT THE OLIVIER AWARDS AS NICOLE SCHERZINGER HITS THEATRE'S HIGH NOTE

All the world's a stage, but the A biggest names in UK theatre were more than mere players at the Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall.

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And HELLO! was there to watch them shine on the environmentally friendly green carpet-grass grown in a bed of felt - as the ceremony aims to become a net zero carbon event.

Leading the winners was Nicole Scherzinger, who picked up the award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which scooped seven gongs.

With proud fiancé Thom Evans watching, the former Pussycat Doll said: "I always really wanted to be a singer and do musicals and I dreamt of so many roles that I wanted to do. And honestly, this role, Norma Desmond, was not one of those roles. But God works in mysterious ways."

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Nicole's Sunset Boulevard co-star Tom Francis won Best Actor in a Musical, while Mark Gatiss bagged Best Actor for his portrayal of John Gielgud in The Motive and the Cue When it came to show-stopping looks, awards presenter Beverley Knight delivered in a red floor-skimming gown from Ali Karoui, complete with dramatic draped train.