ALAN Cumming made several nods to his Scottish heritage while hosting last night’s BAFTA Television Awards in London.
The Aberfeldy-born actor opened the show with a spoof of The Traitors — the US version of which he hosts — joking that he wouldn’t wear “one of those drab cloaks” before appearing in the turret of Ardrossan Castle where the series takes place.
Chatting with Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney, Cumming had her attempt Traitors keywords in a Scottish accent, before declaring he was “representing Scotland” and calling for other Celts in the audience to identify themselves.
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His outfit changes appeared to pay tribute to Scotland, such as a pastel pink suit (pictured below) embroidered with Swarovski flowers that seemed to resemble thistles, and an olive ensemble featuring a peacock-tail brooch.
"Becky won a BAFTA; Becky forgot to thank the commissioner — uh-oh, Becky doesn’t make TV shows anymore,” he read.
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The in memoriam section included a tribute to the late Glaswegian comedian Janey Godley, who died in November following a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer.
Presenting the BAFTA Fellowship to Scottish broadcaster Kirsty Wark, Cumming praised her as a “Caledonian queen” and quipped that she had spent more nights on the Caledonian Sleeper than “in bed with her husband".
