Inside Soap Awards’ boozy after party as EastEnders and Emmerdale stars celebrate wins
The Inside Soap Awards were back for another year, with it being a great night for the Coronation Street cast, as they took home the biggest award - Best Soap

The Inside Soap Awards were back last night – with the biggest stars from the likes of Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders, and Hollyoaks all coming together to celebrate a monumental year on soap.
The cast of Casualty and Waterloo Road were also in attendance as some of the biggest soap stars celebrated their wins at a star-studded event in Piccadilly, London.
As well as the Best Soap win for Coronation Street, there were also awards for Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) who won Best Comic Performance, and Lisa Swain star Vicky Myers scooped Best Actress accolade. Vicky and Alison King also won Best Partnership for their portrayal of Swain and Carla’s love story.
Best Villain went to evil Nish Panesar, played by Navin Chowdhry, and fresh from his NTAs win, Steve McFadden won Best Actor for his portrayal of Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap. Laura Dodington, who plays Nicola Mitchell, won Best Newcomer.
Best Young Performer went to Amelia Flanagan, who plays April Windsor on Emmerdale and James Bye – who starred as Martin Fowler on EastEnders for decades – took home Best Exit.
Coronation Street won Best Storyline for Mason’s death and Abi’s PTSD whilst the harrowing limousine crash in Emmerdale, which claimed three lives this February, won Best Showstopper.
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1 of 7Waterloo Road stars Tilly Amartey and Jason Manford
Jason and Tilly were seen chatting with more of the Waterloo Road cast, despite them not taking home any trophies this time around. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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2 of 7Emmerdale stars celebrate
It was a great night for Emmerdale and actors Bradley Riches and Ash Palmisciano celebrated the soap’s successes! (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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3 of 7Casualty’s Elinor Lawless
Away from her character’s usual uniform, Casualty actress Elinor Lawless – who plays Stevie on the BBC drama – enjoyed a glass of wine. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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4 of 7EastEnders star celebrates win
EastEnders newcomer Laura Doddington clutched a glass of wine as she celebrated her win for Best Newcomer. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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1 of 7Waterloo Road stars Tilly Amartey and Jason Manford
Jason and Tilly were seen chatting with more of the Waterloo Road cast, despite them not taking home any trophies this time around. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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2 of 7Emmerdale stars celebrate
It was a great night for Emmerdale and actors Bradley Riches and Ash Palmisciano celebrated the soap’s successes! (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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3 of 7Casualty’s Elinor Lawless
Away from her character’s usual uniform, Casualty actress Elinor Lawless – who plays Stevie on the BBC drama – enjoyed a glass of wine. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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4 of 7EastEnders star celebrates win
EastEnders newcomer Laura Doddington clutched a glass of wine as she celebrated her win for Best Newcomer. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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5 of 7Hollyoaks stars party!
Anya Lawrence and Charlie Wernham were seen climbing into a taxi after a fun night out at the Inside Soap Awards. (
Image:JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
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6 of 7Strictly celebrations only!
Neighbours star Stefan Dennis and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell were seen celebrating his win amid his stint on Strictly! (
Image:Sharon Marshall /X)
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7 of 7The Corrie cast
The cast of Coronation Street celebrated their win with a photoshoot backstage! (
Image:Sharon Marshall /X)
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