A spin-off talent show , '' My Kind of People '' and game show '' My Kind of Music '' followed the success of both '' Barrymore '' and '' Strike It Rich '' . Following a dip in ratings , '' Barrymore '' was cancelled in 1997 ( it later returned in 2000 ) . He went on to new projects with '' Kids Say the Funniest Things '' , '' Animals Do the Funniest Things '' and '' Barrymore on Broadway '' . He was voted the UK 's favourite TV star several times , and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV . Barrymore won the National Television Award for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter five out of the first six years , last at the 6th NTAs in 2000 . This makes him the last winner of that award before Ant and Dec , who since the 7th NTAs in 2001 have been named Most Popular Entertainment Presenter ( or , since 2016 , Most Popular TV Presenter ) every year the awards were held , 18 in all as of January 2019
6th NTAs
6th National Television Awards
Michael Barrymore