Olivier Awards 2025: Fabulous Beverley Knight wows crowds at prestigious award ceremony

Hundreds of British theatre's most presitigous actors and actresses took to grounds of the the Royal Albert Hall, in London, to appear for the prestigious Olivier Awards 2025.

The annual event, named after English actor and director, Laurence Olivier, is the UK's most prestigious threate award, recognising excellence on the professional stage's of London.

The event this year was hosted by Wolverhampton theatre/singing queen Beverley Knight, who looked especially fabulous next to co-host Billy Porter, who recently appeared as the Fairy Godmother in the 2021 rendition of Cinderella.

However, despite being surrounded by theatre royalty, Beverley stole the show as she appeared in an elegant back dress, all complimented by a sparkling jewelled tiara.

Dame Imelda Staunton, 69, who played Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022's The Crown, took home her fifth Olivier this year, being presented with the award for 'Best Actress in a Musical' for her appearance in 'Hello, Dolly!'

The biggest play winners for the 2025 Olivier Awards were the musical version of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, a revival of Fiddler On The Roof, and Giant, a story about children's author Roald Dahl.

Best actress for the ceremony was awarded to Lesley Manville, who won the award for her performance in the Greek tragedy Oedipus, with US Born actor John Lithgow, 79, taking home the 'Best Actor' award for his appearance in Giant.

During his acceptance speech, Lithgow also took a stand against US President Donald Trump, telling the audience that wanted to "assure you that the special relationship is firmly intact" between the UK and the US following President Trump's imposed tarrifs on British exports.

However, while surrounded by hundreds of prestigious and celebrated theatre icons, the true icon in our eyes was our very own Beverley Knight.