Brit Awards: Bournemouth NHS 111 call handler had 'most amazing time'

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A key worker from Bournemouth says she had "the most amazing time" at the 2021 Brit Awards. Ella Thomas was one 4,000 audience members, with organisers giving 2,500 tickets to people working on the front line in London as part of a pilot scheme. The test event, at London's O2 Arena, took place with no social distancing or face masks. Ella, 25, told BBC Radio Solent that the event felt "very safe", with all attendees having to test negative for Covid-19 in advance. "We had no idea Harry Styles was in the building, which was an amazing surprise," she said. "Along with Taylor Swift, we thought she wasn't there either!" Ella, who's a theatre performer, has been working as an NHS 111 caller over the last year and took her flatmate to the event as her guest.