The 52nd edition of the Daytime Emmys took place on Friday October 17 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California hosted by actor and television host Mario Lopez. The award show saw General Hospital walk away with the most number of awards while Drew Barrymore won the daytime talk series host award over fan-favourite Kelly Clarkson, causing an upset.

However, it also witnessed history as British biologist, natural historian and host Sir David Attenborough walked away with an Emmy for ‘daytime personality’ breaking actor Dick Van Dyke’s record as the oldest Daytime Emmy winner at 99. Before Sir David, Van Dyke became the oldest winner in the award show’s history at 98 for his role as a guest performer on ‘Days of Our Lives’ last year.

Sir David Attenborough’s win

While he was not

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