Bieber, Berry slimed at Kids’ Choice Awards

At the 25th annual Kids’ Choice Awards, the slime runneth over.

Host Will Smith opened the 25th annual Kids’ Choice Awards promising a record amount of the show’s trademark green gunk. Though some 20 awards are presented at the KCAs, the real suspense isn’t who will take home a ‘Blimp’ (the show’s Oscar), it’s when and on whom the slime will spill.

It’s like a baptism into kid-dome that can come at any moment: from a hidden bucket, dumped from the rafters or exploded from little orange blimps.

“No one is safe from the slime!” screamed Smith. “You have to earn the slime! It’s an honour.”

Halle Berry was the first to be covered, but she was far from alone. She was joined by Twilight star Taylor Lautner (who won favourite “buttkicker”), Glee star Chris Colfer and male singer winner Justin Bieber, who was utterly drenched along with Smith at the end of the show.

The KCAs are Nickelodeon’s annual celebration for kids, and it’s often the most-watched children’s programme of the year. They draw a considerable roster of stars looking to thank their smallest fans and cater to their youngest demographics.

“This is the coolest award show ever,” said Twilight star Kristen Stewart, accepting the award for favourite movie actress.

Smith, himself a 10-time Blimp winner, started the show with an elaborate, digitally-animated skydive from Nickelodeon’s trademark blimp. Smith was then hoisted from the rafters to the stage of the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where thousands of glow-stick waving fans cheered him — including first lady Michelle Obama.