REALITY TV couple Matilda Draper and Roman Hackett were left raging after being embarrassingly turned away from attending the NTAs VIP afterparty.
The lovebirds were left in a stand-off with event organisers and security as they attempted to make their way into the A-list bash after the glitzy awards ceremony at The O2 Arena.
Reality TV couple Matilda Draper and Roman Hackett were painfully turned away from the NTAs afterparty
The loved-up couple attended the ceremony but event organisers turned them away from the late night bash
Matilda was fuming as she begged staff to let her and Roman inside
and , who currently appear on The Only Way Is Essex, had hoped to get their way into the elite do like many of their TV counterparts but it quickly transpired that they did not have the correct tickets to allow them to mingle with the stars.
The duo could be seen and heard begging with staff as they pleaded to be let in.
At one point, a desperate Matilda could even be heard beckoning: “But we are from !”
The couple appeared to linger around the check-in desk with the hopes of sneaking in but soon decided to ditch their plans after failing to make entry.
Onlookers saw how the pair were then forced to head back out of the private area and into the general public’s section of the Arena in front of fans and spectators.
Clearing fuming, one onlooker told how Matilda could be heard seething: “It looks like the most f***ing s*** after-party anyway.”
In an even more embarrassing moment for Matilda, she was forced to leave just as this year’s crop of Love Islanders were quickly hurried inside as part of the starry arrivals.
Winners Toni Laites and Cach Mercel brushed shoulders with the TOWIE pair as they managed to walk into the VIP afterparty without a fuss.
A source added to The Sun: “It was all very embarrassing for Matilda and Roman and it was clear that it had left a sour taste in their mouths.
“Matilda especially seem rattled given that all her co-stars and pals had been welcomed in with open arms but she wasn’t.
“Seeing the new Love Islanders take priority also added an extra sting.”
Matilda and Roman began dating shortly after she split from her partner Sean Stone last year.
Since then their romance has cranked up a notch with the Love Islander joining the hunk on ‘s TOWIE where he is a regular cast member.
The couple were forced to head out of the private area back into The O2 Arena foyer
Matilda insisted they should be let in as they were from ITV
The pair’s romance has taken centre stage on TOWIE
