Comedian Mo Gilligan referenced the ongoing row over Miriam Margolyes's remarks to Andi Peters while presenting an award at the National Television Awards in London. Introducing himself on stage, he joked, "If you know me, I'm Mo Gilligan. And if you don't know me, then I'm Andi Peters," prompting gasps and nervous laughter before he announced Gogglebox as the winner of the Factual Entertainment award. The moment reignited public debate over the controversy and divided opinion on whether the joke was appropriate.

The row stems from an appearance on This Morning last week, during which the 85-year-old actress used the outdated and offensive term "high yalla" to describe Peters's skin colour, prompting ITV bosses to intervene and the clip to be removed from ITVX. Margolyes, 56-year-old Peters's co-star on the segment, later said she had not intended to embarrass him and was simply curious about his identity, though she also used an offensive term for disabled people while explaining her comments. Reaction to Gilligan's NTA joke was mixed, with some viewers calling it "funny" and others saying it "fell as flat as a pancake."