Myleene Klass and Gemma Arterton take centre stage at the Olivier Awards
ACTRESS Gemma Arterton and Myleene Klass really caught the eye at the Royal Opera House tonight as celebrities arrived on the red carpet for the 38th annual Olivier Awards.
In her figure-hugging baby blue gown, ceremony host Arterton showed off her amazing hourglass figure for the crowds.
While mother-of-two Klass went all out to impress and looked jaw-dropping in her monochrome frock.
Together the two stars stole the focus from other big names who were in central London to celebrate the year's biggest event in the UK's theatre calendar.
The likes of James McAvoy, Diana Vickers and Martin Freeman were all present., as well as Dame Judi Dench who is bidding for her eighth award.
She said: "I think it's my year for being nominated and not winning."
I think it's my year for being nominated and not winning.
Theatre shows hoping to take the big prizes include the incredibly popular Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.
Matilda won seven awards last year, and is hoping to take the publicly voted Audience Award over Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Wicked this year.
The ceremony will feature short performances from the cast of the four nominees for best new musical, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as The Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys and Once.
Other performances will also take place on the night.
This year was a brilliant year for theatre as the industry marked new record ticket sells for a number of shows in the West End.
Gross takings also went up 11% to £585m and audience numbers improved 4% to 14.5m for the year.
Arterton's co-host actor Stephen Mangan, who starred in TV comedy series Episodes, told Sky News: "I think London has something really unique - not only great theatre but great musical theatre, amazing opera, ballet, contemporary dance."
"We have probably the best theatre scene in the world in this country. I've worked on Broadway so I can say that."