EastEnders were the big winners at tonight's , taking away the top gong. Named Best British Soap, they beat Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks to the coveted accolade.
Walking away with eight awards in total, picked up Best Dramatic Performance and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell’s psychosis. It comes in the soap’s 40th anniversary year.
got three awards, got two and walked away with one - the Outstanding Achievement Award to who has played Roy Cropper for 30 years. The biggest names in soapland dazzled on the glitter carpet - with Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter and Corrie favourite Tina O’Brien both looking sensational in the same dress, a sparkly Oh Polly number.
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Speaking before she was presented with the scene of the year award, legend Anita Dobson said: “It was just perfect.” And asked if she could return again, she said: “I don’t think so, although I should say never say never, it would have to be something extra special.”
Gillian Taylforth, who plays Kathy Beale, added: “It was just brilliant, although none of us knew that she was coming back! We’ll need Ange back if anything ever happened to Kathy, not that I want it too.”
Hosted by Jane McDonald, telly favourites Sir and Larry Lamb presented awards at London’s Hackney Empire.
The awards were back after being cancelled last year. Watch the British Soap Awards 2025 on Thursday 5 June via ITV1 and ITVX at 8pm.
The British Soap Awards 2025 winners list in full; BEST BRITISH SOAPEastEnders
BEST LEADING PERFORMEREastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)
VILLAIN OF THE YEAREastEnders: Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar)
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCECoronation Street: Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)
BEST FAMILYHollyoaks: The Osbornes
BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCEEastEnders: Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell)
BEST SINGLE EPISODEEastEnders: Phil’s Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985
BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIPEastEnders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter (Patrick & Yolande Trueman)
BEST NEWCOMERHollyoaks: Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne)
BEST STORYLINEHollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse
BEST YOUNG PERFORMEREmmerdale: Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor)
SCENE OF THE YEAREastEnders: Angie Watts' Shock Return
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDDavid Neilson presented by Julie Hesmondhalgh
THE TONY WARREN AWARDEmmerdale - MIKE PLANT
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