Celtic KnightThe awards season setbacks continued in the Critics Choice Awards 2026.
The And! Live from the red carpet The host took to the stage on Sunday, January 4, alongside the costar Justin Sylvester and nearly tripping while walking on stage. To make matters worse, the Critics Choice announcer mispronounced Knight’s name, calling her “Kelsey” before quickly recovering.
Knight, 43, handled it like a pro, keeping a big smile the whole time, before she and Sylvester, 39, told the crowd they’d be handing out some awards throughout the night.
“The Critics Choice Awards, they really have so many categories and we have so little time,” Knight said. “We will be revealing other winners throughout the night.”
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The duo announced a few awards, including Best Comedy The naked gunBest Foreign Language Series, that was Squid GameBest animated series, that was South ParkBest Foreign Language Film, which was a The secret agentBest Photography, which was a Adolfo Veloso for Dream Trainand Best Comedy Special, which was SNL50: The Birthday Special.
Shortly after the near-fall, Knight joked about the situation on social media, sharing a clip of the moment via Instagram with the caption: “OOP! I did it again ✨.”
Sunday’s trip to the stage marked the third year in a row that something has happened to Knight while working at an awards show.
During last year’s awards season, Knight showed his fall when working at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
“WHY DOES SOMETHING HAPPEN TO EVERY RED CAFE,” she captioned an Instagram Story video from February 2025. “LET ME LIVE.”
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Knight could be seen lifting her dress in the clip before twisting her ankle and taking a tumble before the red carpet began.
While the two falls might have given Knight (and his fans) a laugh, the diamond debacle during the Golden Globe Awards 2024 they were big headlines.
“Hey everyone, Golden Globes emergency,” she shared in an Instagram story from January 2024. “If you’re a celebrity and you see a 4 carat diamond on the red carpet, please return it to Keltie Knight on E! because it’s gone… And it’s real.”
He captioned the video, writing: “MISSING DIAMOND @ #goldenglobes… Humble to brag but it helps too!”
Two weeks later, he lost a second diamond. This was from her wedding ring. (Keltie married Chris KnightRoc Nation’s Co-GM of Artist Management in 2013.)
It’s a good thing it ended well, as Knight ended up getting an even “bigger” rock in February 2024.
“Losing the diamond was hard, but realizing it hadn’t been put on our insurance was even worse,” he said. people. “Everywhere I went, whether it was the grocery store or my niece’s school production Legally Blondestrangers would come up to me asking, “Did you find the ring?”
Knight has been an integral part of awards season for years. He hosted E! news from 2022 until the show ended in September 2025. Now, Knight is working on his first solo bookwhich will be released this year.
“I get even more discovered, if you can believe it,” he said Us Weekly exclusively in September 2025. “I’m writing a solo book, it says The F*** Them Theory: Self-help for people who are done being an older person. My manuscript is due next week, so no stress.”