‘Skins’ star Luca Pasqualino still remembers falling over at the 2009 NME Awards

Luca Pasqualino, star of Skins and Rivals, has revealed that he still remembers falling over at the 2009 NME Awards while presenting a trophy to MGMT. Taking place at Brixton Academy, the 2009 NME Awards featured live performances from Friendly Fires, White Lies and Elbow. Glasvegas teamed up with Florence Welch for a cover of Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’, Damon Albarn reunited with Graham Coxon for an acoustic version of ‘This Is A Low’ and Godlike Geniuses The Cure delivered a 10-track greatest hits set. However Skins’ Luca Pasqualino remembers the night for other reasons. “I was presenting an award to MGMT [for Best New Band] and I tripped up the steps,” he told NME. “I think I just about managed to get onto my feet before the audience saw me.” “I had one drink but I was 19 and very nervous about presenting that award, so I made a conscious effort to not drink too much. It was pretty riotous [night]. We were on a table with Girls Aloud. Pete Doherty was there, doing Pete Doherty things.” Pasqualino’s Rivals co-star Alex Hassell wasn’t at the 2009 NME Awards but remembers that era being “an amazing time for music”. He also revealed that growing up, he was in a band with his...