BRITs 2020: Nicola Roberts makes her first red carpet appearance after winning The Masked Singer

She was revealed as Queen Bee, after she was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday night.

And Nicola Roberts made her first red carpet appearance after her triumph as she walked the 2020 BRIT awards red carpet on Tuesday night. 

The Girls Aloud star, 34, looked effortlessly chic as she wowed in a lime green gown with a daring thigh-high split.

Queen Bee: Nicola Roberts made her first red carpet appearance after winning The Masked Singer UK on Saturday night as she walked the 2020 BRIT awards red carpet on Tuesday

Nicola teamed the items of clothing with a pair of nude heels and diamond pendant earrings.

The singer styled her signature fiery red locks into a glossy sweptback hairdo, she added a slick of stunning make-up. 

Nicola knew how to work her best angles as she posed up a storm on the red carpet. 

Chic: The Girls Aloud star, 34, looked effortlessly chic as she wowed in a lime green gown with a daring thigh-high split

Details: Nicola teamed the items of clothing with a pair of nude heels and diamond pendant earrings

Chic: The Girls Aloud star, 34, looked effortlessly chic as she wowed in a lime green gown with a daring thigh-high split

Glamorous: The singer styled her signature fiery red locks into a glossy sweptback hairdo, she added a slick of stunning make-up

Glamorous: The singer styled her signature fiery red locks into a glossy sweptback hairdo, she added a slick of stunning make-up

The star was revealed as Queen Bee, after she was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday night. 

The Girls Aloud star finally removed her mask after beating Octopus and Hedgehog in Saturday’s final, with the runners-up revealed as Katherine Jenkins and Jason Manford respectively.

For weeks fans were adamant that Nicola was behind the Queen Bee’s mask, and it seemed that their guesses were correct as she finally removed her mask in the finale’s closing moments.

Lewis Capaldi, former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles and grime star Stormzy are among the artists nominated in a male-dominated BRIT Awards shortlist. 

Strike a pose: Nicola knew how to work her best angles as she posed up a storm on the red carpet

Work it: Nicola exuded confidence in her dress

Strike a pose: Nicola knew how to work her best angles as she posed up a storm on the red carpet

It's her! The star was revealed as Queen Bee, after she was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday night

It’s her! The star was revealed as Queen Bee, after she was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday night

Unveiled: It came as Hedgehog was unmasked as Jason Manford

Songstress: Octopus was revealed to be Katherine Jenkins

Unveiled: It came as Hedgehog was unmasked as Jason Manford (left) and Octopus was revealed to be Katherine Jenkins 

Lewis, 23, has four nominations, while Stormzy, 26, and Harry, 25, have each been put forward for Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year. 

Billie Eilish, 18, received a nod in the International Female Solo Artist category alongside the likes of Lizzo and Ariana Grande.  

Despite Billie’s success, only four nominations out of a possible 25 in the categories which are not gender-specific feature women. 

There are no female performers included in the shortlists for best group or album awards, although English singer Mabel, 23, has been nominated for three awards. 

Someone You Loved hitmaker Lewis will go head to head with Funky Friday rapper Dave, 21, as they battle for Best Male Solo Artist.

Nominations: Lewis Capaldi (pictured), former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles and grime star Stormzy are among the artists nominated in a male-dominated BRIT Awards shortlist

Nominations: Lewis Capaldi (pictured), former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles and grime star Stormzy are among the artists nominated in a male-dominated BRIT Awards shortlist

The duo will also take on one another in the Mastercard Album of the Year category, with Lewis pitting his Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent work against Dave’s Psychodrama 

They face stiff competition from Stormzy’s new release Heavy Is The Head, Michael Kiwanuka’s self-titled LP and Harry Styles’ album, Fine Line.  

Dave is again nominated in the Song of the Year category for Location (ft. Burna Boy), going head to head with AJ Tracey’s Ladbroke Grove, Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man’s Giant, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s I Don’t Care and Lewis’s Someone You Loved. 

Also nominated is Mark Ronson’s Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (ft. Miley Cyrus), Stormzy’s Vossi Bop, Sam Smith and Normani’s Dancing With a Stranger, Tom Walker’s Just You and I and Mabel’s Don’t Call Me Up. 

Song of the Year is just one of three nods for Mabel, who is also nominated in the Best New Artist category alongside Aitch, Dave, Lewis Capaldi, and Sam Fender as well as Best Female Solo Artist alongside Charli XCX, FKA Twigs, Freya Ridings and Mahalia. 

Bastille, Bring Me The Horizon, Coldplay, D-Block Europe and Foals will go head to head at the ceremony for Best Group. 

Taking it international, Bruce Springsteen, Burna Boy, Tyler, The Creator, Dermot Kennedy and Post Malone have received nods for International Male Solo Artist.  

No Tears Left to Cry singer Ariana Grande, 26, will fight it out against Billie and Lizzo, as well as Camila Cabello and Lana Del Rey to be named best International Female Solo Artist. 

The lack of nominations in for female artists comes despite a major overhaul of the Brits’ voting academy in 2017 to make it more gender balanced and diverse, with hundreds of new members invited to join the pool. 

The awards are voted for by around 1,500 people from across the UK music industry including journalists, record label employees and musicians.

The rising star winner was announced as Celeste late last year, while the producer of the year will be announced at a later date.

The international group and video categories have been axed by organisers this year. 

Nominated: Impressive: Harry, 25, has been put forward for Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year

Nominated: Impressive: Harry, 25, has been put forward for Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year

BRIT Awards 2020: Nominations

British Male Solo Artist

Harry Styles

Lewis Capaldi

Dave

Michael Kiwanuka

Stormzy

British Female Solo Artist

Mabel

Freya Ridings

FKA Twigs

Charli XCX

Mahalia

Song Of The Year

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care

Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up

Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man – Giant

Dave featuring Burna Boy – Location

Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

AJ Tracey – Ladbroke Grove

Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved

Tom Walker – Just You And I

Sam Smith and Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

Stormzy – Vossi Bop

Group

Coldplay

Foals

Bring Me The Horizon

D Block Europe

Bastille 

British Album Of The Year

Stormzy – Heavy Is The Head

Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka

Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent

Dave – Psychodrama

Harry Styles – Fine Line

International Male Solo Artist

Bruce Springsteen

Burna Boy

Tyler, The Creator

Dermot Kennedy

Post Malone

International Female Solo Artist

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

Camila Cabello

Lana Del Rey

Lizzo

New Artist

Aitch

Lewis Capaldi

Dave

Mabel

Sam Fender