Sam Smith cuts a trendy figure in black faux fur coat at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball

Sam Smith cut an elegant figure as they walked the purple carpet at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

The singer, 30, was among the stars performing at the event, and arrived in a long black coat with faux fur trimming on the hemline.

The Unholy hitmaker, who uses they/them pronouns, also sported a pair of silver sequinned trousers and black shoes.

Event: Sam Smith cut an elegant figure as they walked the purple carpet at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday

Sporting platinum blonde locks, Sam added to their outfit with an eye-catching diamond necklace.

Ahead of their performance, Sam chatted backstage with Captial FM host Sian Welby who turned heads in a fuchsia blazer and matching trousers.

Hitting the stage with their biggest hits on Saturday were Sam, Coldplay, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Grennan, KSI, Mimi Webb, Sigala, Nathan Dawe and MistaJam & Friends ft LF System, Eliza Rose and Belters Only.

On Sunday night, Stormzy, Dua Lipa, Aitch, Becky Hill, Tiësto, George Ezra, Joel Corry, MistaJam & Friends ft LF System, Eliza Rose and Belters Only will perform for the festive concert-goers.

Looking good: The singer, 30, was among the stars performing at the event, and arrived in a long black coat with faux fur trimming on the hemline

Capital listeners missed out on a Coldplay performance last year after they were forced to withdraw from last year’s Jingle Bell Ball after one of their team tested posisitve for Covid-19.

Tom Grennan was drafted in at the last minute to replace the multi-award-winning global superstars last year.

Lewis Capaldi will make his highly anticipated debut at a Capital Ball after a strataspheric rise to fame over the past year, with over 25 billion global streams.

Speaking to Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp, Sian Welby, Chris Stark and Sonny Jay about playing the Ball, Stormzy said ahead of his performance on Sunday: ‘I’m really excited.

Show: Ahead of their performance, Sam chatted backstage with Captial FM host Sian Welby who turned heads in a fuchsia blazer and matching trousers

‘It’s gonna be a great show. The energy is second to none, everyone who comes, they come raring!’ 

Hosting the big nights in London, Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp said of the line-up: ‘The excitement levels here at Capital HQ are already through the roof. It’s beginning to look a lot like the best Christmas party, ever…’

Ashley Tabor-King OBE, Founder & Executive President of Global, said: ‘With the likes of Stormzy, Dua Lipa and Lewis Capaldi set to take to the stage at the Ball, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is shaping up to be a spectacular weekend of incredible performances. 

‘We can’t wait to bring back the festivities as we throw the UK’s biggest Christmas party for Capital listeners!’

James Rea, Director of Broadcasting & Content at Global, said: ‘Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is back with a stellar line-up of the world’s biggest artists, and once again we’ll be bringing fans all the action on Capital plus we’ll be streaming the show live on Global Player. The countdown to Christmas starts now!’

Style: The Unholy hitmaker, who uses they/them pronouns, also sported a diamond necklace