Christine Bleakley crowned Ultimate TV Presenter at Cosmo awards... despite Daybreak's shockingly bad ratings

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:44 AM on 3rd November 2010

Christine Bleakley has been crowned Ultimate TV Presenter at the Cosmopolitan Women Of The Year awards, despite her ITV morning show Daybreak's flagging ratings.
The 31-year-old presenter's win came in spite of figures released last week, which showed that just 530,000 viewers are tuning in to watch Bleakley on Daybreak - a third of the audience for its BBC rival, Breakfast.
Among the other winners at the star-studded event at the Banqueting House in London, was Doctor Who beauty Karen Gillan, who took home the Ultimate UK TV Actress award.

Winner: Christine Bleakley was crowned the Ultimate TV Presenter at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Of The Year awards, despite her ITV morning show Daybreak's shockingly poor ratings

Picking up the prize: Bleakley was awarded the gong by Westlife, and posed with two of the group afterwards

Fellow redhead, Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts - who launched her own make-up range for pale skin this year - was named Ultimate Fashionista.

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Who's that girl? Karen Gillan is almost unrecognisable as she wears her famous red hair pinned up in a Heidi-style plait at the Cosmo awards

Roberts' bandmate Kimberley Walsh also attended the event, as she was on a panel of celebrity judges who selected the winners of the awards recognising the bravery and achievements of the nation's non-celebrity women.
Walsh was joined on the panel by Cosmopolitan editor Louise Court, Cosmopolitan's agony aunt Irma Kurtz, The Apprentice advisor and businesswoman Karren Brady, TV presenter Reggie Yates and former Spice Girl Mel B.

Winners: Alexandra Burke won Ultimate UK Music Star and Sheridan Smith was awarded Ultimate Theatre Star

High fashion: Nicola Roberts, who took home Ultimate Fashionista, lived up to her newly crowned title

Glamorous: Presenter Kelly Brook looked chic in a dark ensemble, while celebrity panel member Kimberley Walsh vamped it up with on-trend purple lipstick

Court said: 'I have been honoured to once again celebrate the achievements of such deserving people.
'The women that have been recognised tonight are truly inspirational and all embody the 'fun and fearless' spirit of the magazine.'
Katie Piper - whose bravery after an acid attack led to her offering other burns victims a lifeline through her charity, The Katie Piper Foundation - won the Ultimate Editor's Choice award.
Grime artist Dizzee Rascal was presented with the Ultimate Man of the Year award.

Stars of the night: Fearne Cotton won Ultimate Celebrity Who Made Us Care while Doctor Who star Karen Gillan took home Ultimate UK TV Actress

Ultimate Catwalk Queen: Crystal Renn poses with Michelle Williams after receiving her award

Plaudits: Dizzee Rascal looked as chuffed with his Ultimate Man Of The Year award as standing with his presenter Kelly Brook,Alexandra Burke didn't look as sure about Keith Lemon

Style: Tina O'Brien wore a blue jumpsuit, Louise Redknapp went for black while Donna Air wore an eye-catching short dress

Style: Tina O'Brien wore a blue jumpsuit, Louise Redknapp went for black while Donna Air wore an eye-catching short dress

And former Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps star Sheridan Smith picked up the Ultimate Theatre Star award for her role in the West End hit Legally Blonde: The Musical.
Former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke picked up the award for Ultimate UK Music Star and TV presenter Fearne Cotton, who last year climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief and recently took part in a celebrity trek around Peru for Breast Cancer Care, was named Ultimate Celebrity Who Made Us Care.
American model Crystal Renn was given the Ultimate Catwalk Queen award.
She has written an autobiography, Hungry, about her battle with anorexia after getting into the industry and becoming a successful plus-size model.

Pineapple sandwich: Louis Spence presented Sheridan with her Ultimate Theatre Star award, while Myleene Klass joined the party

Boys in the house: Former X Factor stars Olly Murs and Joe McElderry attended, along with West End star of Sister Act Simon Webbe

Boys in the house: Former X Factor stars Olly Murs and Joe McElderry attended, along with West End star of Sister Act Simon Webbe

Battle of the boy bands: McFly accessorised their blazers with artfully tousled hair

Veterans: Westlife went for a classic rocker look

Veterans: While Westlife went for a classic rocker look

Real-life winners: Jessica Ennis won Ultimate Sports Star while Katie Piper took home Ultimate Editor's Choice

COSMOPOLITAN ULTIMATE WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS, WINNERS:

CELEBRITY WINNERS
Ultimate TV Presenter - Christine Bleakley
Ultimate Theatre Star - Sheridan Smith
Ultimate UK Music Star - Alexandra Burke
Ultimate UK TV Actress - Karen Gillan
Ultimate International Music Star - Katy Perry
Ultimate Fashionista - Nicola Roberts
Ultimate Catwalk Queen - Crystal Renn
Ultimate Celebrity Who Made Us Care - Fearne Cotton
Ultimate Man of the Year - Dizzee Rascal
Ultimate Film Actress - Gemma Arterton
Ultimate Hottie - Mark Salling
Ultimate US TV Actress - Christina Hendricks

REAL LIFE WINNERS
Ultimate International Angel - Victoria Ferguson
Ultimate Sports Star - Jessica Ennis
Ultimate Friends - Joanne Lock and Meghan Fleet
Ultimate Love Story - Jane and Kevin Whitehead
Ultimate Campaigner - Leyla Hussein
Ultimate Fearless Female - Kate Nesbitt
Ultimate Woman's Woman (Avon's award) - Jasvinder Sanghera
Ultimate Editor's Choice - Katie Piper