Nickelodeon UK Presenter Anna Williamson Reports Back From The Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards

From Digital Spy UK:

Anna Williamson's Kids' Choice Awards blog

Digital Spy attends the orange carpet event in LA.

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 kicked off in its traditional high octane fashion, this year with thousands of screaming One Direction fans lining the streets of Downtown LA.

The orange carpet was flooded with talent, leading the way and looking uber skinny was E! Entertainment host Kelly Osbourne.

First photograph © John Shearer; Second photograph © Alberto E. Rodriguez

The Hunger Games cast were out in their droves, hot off the back of their phenomenal recent movie success.

Nick Cannon, parading his new four-piece boyband, admitted his twins Moroccan and Monroe were too young for him to bring this year but he hopes to bring them when they're a little older to see their TV host dad take a legendary 'sliming'.

Watch Nick Cannon talking to Digital Spy at the Kids' Choice Awards:




Cannon also let slip that with his America's Got Talent boss Simon Cowell safely out of the way fronting the UK version, he was 'pleased to see the back of him'. A hasty backtrack from 'Mr Mariah' before Mr C gives him his P45 I think!

One Direction mania was certainly the buzz word of the day. We've all heard how the US have embraced our cheeky lads but it really does have to be seen to be believed. Thousands of crying, screaming girls were proof that One Direction really are the most successful export for quite some time. Looking polished and confident, yet not cocky or 'affected', Harry and Co are clearly enjoying their newfound level of fame and thankfully they seem to remain their down to earth selves.

No 'robot-esque' media training (yet!) or plastic, trowelled on make-up - in fact it appeared Harry had missed a few bits during his morning shave - the lads are in their element and so they should be. Harry was sweet enough to give Digital Spy a shout out and let all us UK fans know that they miss us. Awwww.

Watch Miranda Cosgrove talk about working with One Direction at the KCAs:



Kicking off proceedings in style, Will Smith descended into the Galen Centre in attire very reminiscent of his Fresh Prince days. Showing a united front and shunning recent rumours of marriage problems, Will, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and protégés Jaden and Willow all happily bantered together for the cameras, with Will even having his kids 'abducted' in a comedy sketch.

Victoria Beckham had obviously decided to give her boys a day out and looked on reservedly with her youngest lad Cruz perched on her knee throughout. Older brothers Romeo and Brooklyn appeared happy to watch the many slimings sat next to LA Reid.

The much hyped and anticipated performance from One Direction didn't disappoint, with the lads working the stage like pros. Niall drew the most screams from the crowd appearing to have knocked Harry and Zayn off the top of the popularity tree. Having said that, all five lads reduced the majority of the crowd to quivering wrecks. Even Katy Perry was seen getting down in the aisle to 'What Makes You Beautiful'.

And performance of the night came from Katy Perry. Dressed in a gladiator costume and flying through the auditorium to 'do battle' with her many dancers, a blue haired Katy flung herself around the stage to ear piercing screams before declaring 'she's never grown up'.

Standing ovation was awarded to First Lady Michelle Obama who sashayed on stage in suitably casual attire to present The Big Help award to a shocked yet grateful Taylor Swift.


Both Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards photographs © Kevork DjansezianThe slimings came thick and fast with Halle Berry, Heidi Klum and Taylor Lautner all getting a taste of the famous green goo, with the climax resulting in host Will Smith and Justin Bieber getting doused from head to toe in a most impressive display, as part of the show's finale.

Watch the Kids' Choice Awards 2012 on Nickelodeon UK on Friday, April 6 at 6.30pm