Kent pop star Mimi Webb may have missed out on a BRIT award, but she still hit the headlines.

The Canterbury-born singer attended the ceremony at London's O2 arena in ­jewellery worth £1.3million according to reports.

The 22-year-old was loaned the necklace and earrings by jewellery maker Tasaki – and it is thought to have needed its own bodyguard, according to The Sun.

Mimi was nominated for Best New Artist but lost out to indie rock band Wet Leg.

She posted a 30-second video to her Instagram account showing her reaction to when the winner was announced with the caption: "Posting this is I win or lose best new artists at the Brits". She added: "Still met Harry Styles tho."

The video showing her sipping a glass of bubbly and applauding the winners. But the necklace she has on in the video appears to be a different one she was photographed wearing on the red carpet.

Ahead of the award, Mimi hosted her own radio show on kmfm. She talked about her new album "Amelia", which is out Friday, March 3, touring, her favourite night out in her home city.

When speaking about her nomination, she added: "I'm so excited I can't believe it, it is something I've dreamt of for so many years.

"Me and my family would always sit in Kent, back home, watching it every year, so being able to go this year, and attend as a nominee, is just mind blowing."

Mimi is known for her singles "Before I Go", "Good Without" and "House on Fire".

Her latest single "Red Flags" was released the day after she received her BRIT nomination.

She recently spoke to kmfm about her music and credited her “countryside” upbringing in the county with inspiring her forthcoming album.

She said: "The album is called Amelia because it’s my real name so to be able to put that name and my stage name together on a record is just so exciting.

“It really just tells the story of the countryside girl from Kent, Amelia, and then, Mimi, who travels around the world and does all these crazy things that I’ve dreamt of doing my whole life.

“It’s the whole journey of that growth and growing up. It’s got something for everyone, it’s got some slower sadder songs and some really upbeat stuff.”