EastEnders has won Best Soap at the British Soap Awards, taking home the coveted viewer-voted trophy after a remarkable year.
The BBC One soap has been nothing short of spectacular under the leadership of boss Chris Clenshaw, who has presided over some truly incredible storylines over the past year. The BBC One soap defeated competition from popular serial dramas like Emmerdale and Coronation Street to claim the victory.
Three additional awards were won by EastEnders, including Best Villain for Aaron Thiara and Best Leading Performer for Danielle Harold, who played Lola Pearce.
Meanwhile, Lillia Turner, who plays Lily Slater, won Best Young Performer. As viewers are aware, 12-year-old Lily has been at the center of a significant storyline this year, in which she learned that she is pregnant.
Meanwhile, Coronation Street took home an astounding six awards, dominating the night.
The acid attack plot won for best single episode, and Charlotte Jordan, who plays Daisy Midgeley, won for best dramatic performance. Evelyn Plummer, played by Maureen Lipman, won Best Comedy Performer.
BEST SINGLE EPISODE
Coronation Street – Acid attack
Doctors – Anything but magnolia and if wishes were horses
EastEnders – Goodbye Dot
Emmerdale – All male man club
Hollyoaks – The long walk home
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid) – Coronation Street
Laura White (Dr Princess Buchanan) – Doctors
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders
Michael Wildman (Al Chapman) – Emmerdale
Angus Castle Doughty (Eric Foster) – Hollyoaks
SCENE OF THE YEAR
Coronation Street – Acid attack
Doctors – Hell is empty
EastEnders – Whitney and Zach say goodbye to Peach
Emmerdale – Paddy’s suicide attempt
Hollyoaks – Zoe tells abused Maxine ‘It’s not your fault’
BEST STORYLINE
Coronation Street – Daisy’s stalking hell
Doctors – Valerie and the forged prescription
EastEnders – Loving and losing Lola
Emmerdale – Paddy’s suicide attempt
Hollyoaks – Incel Eric targets Mason and Maxine
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street
Chris Walker (Rob Hollins) – Doctors
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) – EastEnders
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) – Emmerdale
Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver) – Hollyoaks
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP
David Neilson & Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper & Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street
Chris Walker & Jan Pearson (Rob Hollins & Karen Hollins) – Doctors
Jamie Borthwick & Danielle Harold (Jay Brown & Lola Pearce Brown) – EastEnders
Mark Charnock & Dominic Brunt (Marlon Dingle & Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Richard Blackwood & Jamie Lomas (Felix Westwood & Warren Fox) – Hollyoaks
BEST COMEDY PERFORMER
Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer) – Coronation Street
Ian Midlane (Al Haskey) – Doctors
Jonny Freeman (Reiss Colwell) – EastEnders
Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) – Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay) – Hollyoaks
BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman) – Coronation Street
Lillia Turner (Lily Slater) – EastEnders
Huey Quinn (Kyle Winchester) – Emmerdale
Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello) – Hollyoaks
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle)
BEST NEWCOMER
Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey) – Coronation Street
Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan) – Doctors
Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati) – EastEnders
William Ash (Caleb Miligan) – Emmerdale
Anya Lawrence (Vicky Grant) – Hollyoaks
THE TONY WARREN AWARD (OFF-SCREEN)
Peter Hunt
BEST FAMILY
The Platts – Coronation Street
The Slaters – EastEnders
The Dingles – Emmerdale
The McQueens – Hollyoaks
The Millars – Doctors
BEST LEADING PERFORMER
Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) – Coronation Street
Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) – EastEnders
Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) – EastEnders
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) – Emmerdale
Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle) – Emmerdale
BEST BRITISH SOAP
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Emmerdale and Doctors each received one trophy, while Hollyoaks won two, including Best Storyline.
The British Soap Awards, which were held on Saturday, June 3, in Manchester, were broadcast on television on Tuesday.
Jane McDonald took over for Philip Schofield, who was scheduled to host but resigned from ITV with “immediate effect” after admitting to having an affair with a much younger male colleague in a statement.
He clarified that although the relationship was “unwise,” it was “not illegal” and that it happened while he was still married to Stephanie, with whom he has two adult daughters.
In a later statement, ITV said they felt “badly let down” by the longtime host after Phil admitted to lying about the relationship to his bosses and coworkers.
- Emmerdale fans distracted by awkward blunder as Marlon Dingle has breakdown
- Coronation Street’s Carla and Sarah Barlow grow suspicious about Stephen’s actions
- Emmerdale’s Caleb Dingle in danger as he tries to put a stop to Corey’s dodgy dealings
- Emmerdale’s Amy Walsh pays tribute to ‘lovely’ co-star after ‘surreal’ reunion
- Emmerdale boss admits it’s ‘hard to say goodbye’ as they quit after 5 years
- EastEnders fans ‘work out’ Ian Beale is Christmas Day victim after spotting clue
