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Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
EastEnders dominates as British Soap Awards 2025 winners are revealed
EastEnders has won big at The British Soap Awards 2025, picking up a whopping eight trophies on the night – including the highly coveted Best Soap. The BBC One soap has had a whopper of a year, celebrating four decades on air with an explosive anniversary week that saw the return of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and a surprise appearance from Angie Watts (Anita Dobson) as the Queen Vic was blown to smithereens. The storyline that perhaps resonated with viewers the most was Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden) mental health battle, which won the popular serial a number of those gongs tonight. In addition to Best Soap, EastEnders also won Best Single Episode, Scene of the Year, Villian of the Year, Best Dramatic Performance, Best Leading Performer, Best On-Screen Partnership and Best Comedy Performance. The previous British Soap Awards, which aired in 2023, also saw EastEnders pick up Best Soap, with boss Chris Clenshaw's highly-praised tenure – particularly The Six story and Lola's brain tumour diagnosis – having gone down a storm with die-hard fans of the show. In term of other victories tonight, Hollyoaks got its flowers too, picking up a well-deserved three wins – all for its powerful sibling sexual abuse storyline. The Osborne clan was awarded with Best Family, while highly lauded Isabelle Smith – who plays Frankie Osborne – received Best Newcomer and the storyline in question itself won Best Storyline. Emmerdale secured two trophies, with Best Young Performer going to Amelia Flanagan – who plays April Windsor – and The Tony Warren Award was presented to cameraman Mike Plant. BEST BRITISH SOAP EastEnders Emmerdale Coronation Street Hollyoaks BEST LEADING PERFORMER Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater) – EastEnders Kellie Bright (Linda Carter) – EastEnders Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale BEST VILLAIN Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar) – EastEnders Ned Porteous (Joe Tate) – Emmerdale Calum Lill (Joel Deering) – Coronation Street Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding) – Hollyoaks BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson) – EastEnders Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King) – Emmerdale Jack P Shepherd (David Platt) – Coronation Street Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen) – Hollyoaks BEST FAMILY The Slaters – EastEnders The Dingles – Emmerdale The Platts – Coronation Street The Osbornes – Hollyoaks BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) – EastEnders Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) – Emmerdale Peter Ash (Paul Foreman) – Coronation Street Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks BEST SINGLE EPISODE Phil's psychosis (1985 Mitchell flashback) – EastEnders April's life on the streets – Emmerdale Time Jump – Hollyoaks BEST ON-SCREEN PARTNERSHIP Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande) – EastEnders Will Ash & Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan) – Emmerdale Alison King & Vicky Myers (Carla and Lisa) – Coronation Street Nathaniel Dass & Oscar Curtis (Dillon and Lucas) – Hollyoaks BEST NEWCOMER Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell) – EastEnders Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq) – Emmerdale Jacob Roberts (Kit Green) – Coronation Street Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) – Hollyoaks BEST STORYLINE Phil: Hypermasculinity in Crisis – EastEnders Belle & Tom: Domestic abuse – Emmerdale Paul's battle with MND – Coronation Street Sibling Sexual Abuse – Hollyoaks BEST YOUNG PERFORMER Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon) – EastEnders Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) – Emmerdale Will Flanagan (Joseph Brown) – Coronation Street Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne) – Hollyoaks SCENE OF THE YEAR Angie Watts' shock return – EastEnders Amy's deadly plunge reveals grisly secret – Emmerdale Mason's death – Coronation Street Mercedes confronts her own mortality – Hollyoaks OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT David Neilson (Roy Cropper) – Coronation Street THE TONY WARREN AWARD Coronation Street legend David Neilson, meanwhile, was awarded with the Outstanding Achievement Award. More Trending The British Soap Awards, which will air on ITV this Thursday, celebrates all the highs of the past year for the nation's four biggest soaps – EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. The awards took a one year break in 2024 but returned this year – and what a year it was for our favourite serial dramas! The British Soap Awards will hit screens on Thursday June 5 at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX. View More » Jane McDonald, who took over hosting the ceremony in 2023, will return as the host this year. If you've got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@ – we'd love to hear from you. Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage. MORE: TV stars deliver iconic red carpet looks at the British Soap Awards 2025 MORE: The Chase star with surprising new job away from ITV quiz show MORE: The Chase star points out major issue 'ruining' rival ITV gameshow
Leader Live
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
EastEnders fans gutted as BBC soap star exits after 8 years
Clair Norris, who plays the role of Bernie Taylor on the BBC soap, will exit later this year as part of a 'dramatic' storyline. The 27-year-old has played the part of the Albert Square favourite, who is also the daughter of Karen Taylor, since the Taylor family first arrived in 2017. But with Clair soon to depart and Felix (Matthew Morrison) also leaving EastEnders (as The Sun previously reported), the Taylor family will soon be no more (for now). Karen left in 2024 alongside Mitch and their grandchildren, Mia and Mackenzie. Meanwhile, their son on screen, Keanu, was killed off in 2023 as part of 'The Six' murder plot. Plus, daughter Chantelle was murdered by husband Gray Atkins in 2020, followed by son Keegan, who moved to Germany in 2022. Reacting to Clair's exit news, soap fans have taken to X to share their thoughts, as one posted: 'Gutted about Bernie – Clair is a fab actor & feels quintessentially #EastEnders but sadly she was written into a bit of a tricky corner once they axed all her family. Hope the character finds love in her way out bless her…x' This person also agreed: 'I think it's a shame they have axes Bernie & have sidelined her for ages but I'm not really surprised either as they completely isolated her by axing they Taylor's, there is nothing really on the square for her anymore.' Someone else wrote: 'Oh dear how sad never mind.' A source told The Sun: 'Every time a soap gets a new boss they want to make their own changes - it's nothing personal. 'The writing has been on the wall for Bernie for some time so it wasn't really a surprise to Clair. 'She was the last Taylor standing and it's time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things.' Recommended reading: EastEnders legend set for dramatic return to 'ruffle some feathers' after 4 years EastEnders' new star has a very famous mum who has appeared on the soap before EastEnders fans blast bosses for 'running out of ideas' amid villain's return Another added: 'Everyone at EastEnders loves Clair but often characters have to leave for new stories to begin, that's the nature of soap. 'Clair will be missed but she will always be part of the EastEnders family.' An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the news to Newsquest: 'We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish her all the best for the future.'
South Wales Argus
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
EastEnders fans gutted as BBC soap star exits after 8 years
Clair Norris, who plays the role of Bernie Taylor on the BBC soap, will exit later this year as part of a 'dramatic' storyline. The 27-year-old has played the part of the Albert Square favourite, who is also the daughter of Karen Taylor, since the Taylor family first arrived in 2017. But with Clair soon to depart and Felix (Matthew Morrison) also leaving EastEnders (as The Sun previously reported), the Taylor family will soon be no more (for now). Karen left in 2024 alongside Mitch and their grandchildren, Mia and Mackenzie. Meanwhile, their son on screen, Keanu, was killed off in 2023 as part of 'The Six' murder plot. Plus, daughter Chantelle was murdered by husband Gray Atkins in 2020, followed by son Keegan, who moved to Germany in 2022. EastEnders fans 'gutted' about Clair Norris leaving BBC soap Reacting to Clair's exit news, soap fans have taken to X to share their thoughts, as one posted: 'Gutted about Bernie – Clair is a fab actor & feels quintessentially #EastEnders but sadly she was written into a bit of a tricky corner once they axed all her family. Hope the character finds love in her way out bless her…x' Soaps That Have Won the Most Awards This person also agreed: 'I think it's a shame they have axes Bernie & have sidelined her for ages but I'm not really surprised either as they completely isolated her by axing they Taylor's, there is nothing really on the square for her anymore.' Someone else wrote: 'Oh dear how sad never mind.' A source told The Sun: 'Every time a soap gets a new boss they want to make their own changes - it's nothing personal. 'The writing has been on the wall for Bernie for some time so it wasn't really a surprise to Clair. 'She was the last Taylor standing and it's time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things.' Recommended reading: Another added: 'Everyone at EastEnders loves Clair but often characters have to leave for new stories to begin, that's the nature of soap. 'Clair will be missed but she will always be part of the EastEnders family.' An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the news to Newsquest: 'We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish her all the best for the future.'
North Wales Chronicle
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
EastEnders fans gutted as BBC soap star exits after 8 years
Clair Norris, who plays the role of Bernie Taylor on the BBC soap, will exit later this year as part of a 'dramatic' storyline. The 27-year-old has played the part of the Albert Square favourite, who is also the daughter of Karen Taylor, since the Taylor family first arrived in 2017. But with Clair soon to depart and Felix (Matthew Morrison) also leaving EastEnders (as The Sun previously reported), the Taylor family will soon be no more (for now). Karen left in 2024 alongside Mitch and their grandchildren, Mia and Mackenzie. Meanwhile, their son on screen, Keanu, was killed off in 2023 as part of 'The Six' murder plot. Plus, daughter Chantelle was murdered by husband Gray Atkins in 2020, followed by son Keegan, who moved to Germany in 2022. Reacting to Clair's exit news, soap fans have taken to X to share their thoughts, as one posted: 'Gutted about Bernie – Clair is a fab actor & feels quintessentially #EastEnders but sadly she was written into a bit of a tricky corner once they axed all her family. Hope the character finds love in her way out bless her…x' This person also agreed: 'I think it's a shame they have axes Bernie & have sidelined her for ages but I'm not really surprised either as they completely isolated her by axing they Taylor's, there is nothing really on the square for her anymore.' Someone else wrote: 'Oh dear how sad never mind.' A source told The Sun: 'Every time a soap gets a new boss they want to make their own changes - it's nothing personal. 'The writing has been on the wall for Bernie for some time so it wasn't really a surprise to Clair. 'She was the last Taylor standing and it's time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things.' Recommended reading: EastEnders legend set for dramatic return to 'ruffle some feathers' after 4 years EastEnders' new star has a very famous mum who has appeared on the soap before EastEnders fans blast bosses for 'running out of ideas' amid villain's return Another added: 'Everyone at EastEnders loves Clair but often characters have to leave for new stories to begin, that's the nature of soap. 'Clair will be missed but she will always be part of the EastEnders family.' An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the news to Newsquest: 'We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish her all the best for the future.'
Rhyl Journal
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
EastEnders fans gutted as BBC soap star exits after 8 years
Clair Norris, who plays the role of Bernie Taylor on the BBC soap, will exit later this year as part of a 'dramatic' storyline. The 27-year-old has played the part of the Albert Square favourite, who is also the daughter of Karen Taylor, since the Taylor family first arrived in 2017. But with Clair soon to depart and Felix (Matthew Morrison) also leaving EastEnders (as The Sun previously reported), the Taylor family will soon be no more (for now). Karen left in 2024 alongside Mitch and their grandchildren, Mia and Mackenzie. Meanwhile, their son on screen, Keanu, was killed off in 2023 as part of 'The Six' murder plot. Plus, daughter Chantelle was murdered by husband Gray Atkins in 2020, followed by son Keegan, who moved to Germany in 2022. Reacting to Clair's exit news, soap fans have taken to X to share their thoughts, as one posted: 'Gutted about Bernie – Clair is a fab actor & feels quintessentially #EastEnders but sadly she was written into a bit of a tricky corner once they axed all her family. Hope the character finds love in her way out bless her…x' This person also agreed: 'I think it's a shame they have axes Bernie & have sidelined her for ages but I'm not really surprised either as they completely isolated her by axing they Taylor's, there is nothing really on the square for her anymore.' Someone else wrote: 'Oh dear how sad never mind.' A source told The Sun: 'Every time a soap gets a new boss they want to make their own changes - it's nothing personal. 'The writing has been on the wall for Bernie for some time so it wasn't really a surprise to Clair. 'She was the last Taylor standing and it's time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things.' Recommended reading: EastEnders legend set for dramatic return to 'ruffle some feathers' after 4 years EastEnders' new star has a very famous mum who has appeared on the soap before EastEnders fans blast bosses for 'running out of ideas' amid villain's return Another added: 'Everyone at EastEnders loves Clair but often characters have to leave for new stories to begin, that's the nature of soap. 'Clair will be missed but she will always be part of the EastEnders family.' An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the news to Newsquest: 'We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish her all the best for the future.'
