Inside Soap Awards 2010

The nominations for the 2010 Inside Soap Awards sponsored by Littlewoods.com have been made and now it is up to you to vote for your own particular soap favourites and special moments from the last twelve months.

Once again the UK soaps have thrown up some extraordinary story-lines, of particular note Corrie’s Tony Gordon blowing up Underworld, Jan Slater moved to tears when Eastenders Stacey Branning gave birth to baby Lily, Emmerdale Natasha Wylde shooting her husband Mark or how about Hollyoaks Sarah Barnes’ ill fated parachute jump.

Inside Soap magazine has made a short list of the nominations for this years awards and now it is up to you to decide who should go home with the prizes.

There are to ways to cast your votes, the simplest way is to visit the Inside Soap website and follow the instructions, alternatively you can vote by post, by picking up the current Inside Soap magazine.

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The 2010 Inside Soap awards take place in London on Monday 27th September 2010

Inside Soap Awards  – Nominations 2010:

Best soap – Sponsored by Littlewoods.com
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks

Best Actor
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow, Corrie)
Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Corrie)
Gray O’Brien (Tony Gordon, Corrie)
Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, EastEnders)
Don Gilet (Lucas Johnson, EastEnders)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks)
Glen Wallace (Malachy Fisher, Hollyoaks)

Best Actress
Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster, Corrie)
Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald, Corrie)
Alison King (Carla Connor, Corrie)
Diane Parish (Denise Johnson, EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning, EastEnders)
Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood, EastEnders)
Emma Atkins (Charity Tate, Emmerdale)
Charlotte Bellamy (Laurel Thomas, Emmerdale)
Amanda Donohoe (Natasha Wylde, Emmerdale)
Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen, Hollyoaks)
Gemma Merna (Carmel Valentine, Hollyoaks)
Carley Stenson (Steph Cunningham, Hollyoaks)

Best Young Actor
Alex Bain (Simon Barlow, Corrie)
Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow, Corrie)
Lorna Fitzgerald (Abi Branning, EastEnders)
Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher, EastEnders)
Oscar Lloyd (Will Wylde, Emmerdale)
Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)
Ellis Hollins (Tom Cunningham, Hollyoaks)
Lydia Waters (Holly Hutchinson, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer
Cherylee Houston (Izzy Armstrong, Corrie)
Holly Quin-Ankrah (Cheryl Gray, Corrie)
Zoe Lucker (Vanessa Gold, EastEnders)
Ricky Norwood (Arthur ‘Fatboy’ Chubb, EastEnders)
Natalie J Robb (Moira Barton, Emmerdale)
Marc Silcock (Jackson Walsh, Emmerdale)
Dean Aspen (Duncan Smith, Hollyoaks)
Kris Deedigan (Des Townsend, Hollyoaks)

Funniest Performance
Patti Clare (Mary Taylor, Corrie)
Craig Gazey (Graeme Proctor, Corrie)
Himesh Patel (Tamwar Masood, EastEnders)
Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood, EastEnders)
Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk, Emmerdale)
Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Male
Keith Duffy (Ciaran McCarthy, Corrie)
Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw, Corrie)
Scott Maslen (Jack Branning, EastEnders)
Neil McDermott (Ryan Malloy, EastEnders)
Rik Makarem (Nikhil Sharma, Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, Emmerdale)
Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne, Hollyoaks)
Anthony Quinlan (Gilly Roach, Hollyoaks)

Sexiest Female - Sponsored by Littlewoods.com
Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, Corrie)
Alison King (Carla Connor, Corrie)
Zoe Lucker (Vanessa Gold, EastEnders)
-Samantha Womack (Ronnie Mitchell, EastEnders)
Alice Coulthard (Maisie Wylde, Emmerdale)
Suzanne Shaw (Eve Jenson, Emmerdale)
Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes Fisher, Hollyoaks)
Carley Stenson (Steph Cunningham, Hollyoaks)

Best Exit
Tony Gordon (Gray O’Brien, Corrie)
Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale, Corrie)
Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning, EastEnders)
Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell, EastEnders)
Maxwell Caulfield (Mark Wylde, Emmerdale)
Sian Reeves (Sally Spode, Emmerdale)
Loui Batley (Sarah Barnes, Hollyoaks)
Ricky Whittle (Calvin Valentine, Hollyoaks)

Best Wedding
Steve McDonald & Becky Granger (Corrie)
John Stape & Fiz Brown (Corrie)
Ricky Butcher & Bianca Jackson (EastEnders)
Syed Masood & Amira Shah (EastEnders)
Jimmy King & Nicola De Souza (Emmerdale)
Charity Tate & Michael Conway (Emmerdale)
Tony Hutchinson & Cindy Cunningham (Hollyoaks)
Calvin & Carmel Valentine (Hollyoaks)

Best Dramatic Performance
Alison King (Carla Connor) –  Tony Gordon holds the factory hostage (Corrie)
Helen Worth (Gail McIntyre) – Joe McIntyre’s death (Corrie)
Don Gilet (Lucas Johnson) – Lucas murders Owen Turner on his wedding day (EastEnders)
Lacey Turner (Stacey Branning) – Stacey is sectioned (EastEnders)
Amanda Donohoe (Natasha Wylde) – Mark Wylde’s murder (Emmerdale)
Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy) – Aaron beats up Paddy (Emmerdale)
Carley Stenson (Steph Cunningham) – Steph’s cancer (Hollyoaks)
Stephanie Waring (Cindy Hutchinson) – Little Holly’s disappearance (Hollyoaks)

Best Stunt
Tony Gordon holds the Underworld factory hostage (Corrie)
Joe McIntyre accidentally kills himself (Corrie)
Bradley Branning’s death (EastEnders)
Home Farm shop crash (Emmerdale)
Laurel Thomas trapped in the church fire (Emmerdale)
Josh Ashworth’s car crash (Hollyoaks)
Sarah Barnes’ parachute death (Hollyoaks)

Best Drama
The Bill
Casualty
Holby City
Waterloo Road

Best Daytime Soap
Doctors
Home and Away
Neighbours

Best Daytime Star
Donnaleigh Bailey (Michelle Corrigan, Doctors)
Matthew Chambers (Daniel Granger, Doctors)
Selina Chilton (Ruth Pearce, Doctors)
Adrian Lewis Morgan (Jimmi Clay, Doctors)
Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home and Away
Luke Jacobz (Angelo Rosetta, Home and Away)
Todd Lasance (Aden Jefferies, Home and Away)
Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker, Home and Away)
Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson, Neighbours)
Ryan Moloney (Jarrod ‘Toadie’ Rebecchi, Neighbours)
Kym Valentine (Libby Kennedy, Neighbours)
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy, Neighbours)

Despite the secret of which characters the two are to play it has been announced that they will both be in the programme for at least two series when it returns in the autumn.

The pair have played opposite each other in the drama trilogy ‘Christmas Lights’, ‘City Lights’ and ‘Northern Lights’ and are said to be just two of the new faces that will appear in the new series of the BBC drama after announcements that  Denise Welsh, Angela Griffin and Eva Pope, leave the show,  making way for their fellow actors which have so far been named as Amanda Burton, Tina O’Brien, Wil Johnson and George Samson.

Sport Relief 2010

Soap stars will be taking part in a charity football match tomorrow hosted by former Auf Wiedersehen actor Tim Healey.

The event begins at 11am at Manchester’s Regional Athletics Arena to raise money in aid of Sport Relief.  The match will have the former football players Richard Edghill, John Barnes and Dean Windass acting as managers with the teams made of from various soap operas.

Coronations Street stars Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell), Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment), Jason Grimshaw ( Ryan Thomas) and Grame Proctor (Craig Gazey), will be joined by Emmerdale actors Sam Dingle (James Hooton), Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), Adam Barton ( Adam Thomas), Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller) and Nathan Wylde (Lyndon Ogbourne).

Also stars from the comedy show ‘Ideal’ will be on the pitch, consisting of Johnny Vegas, Ryan Pope and Michael Kofi.

Waterloo Road actors Chris Mead (William Ash), Paul Langley (Tom Milner), Philip Ryan  (Dean Smith), Josh Stevenson (William Rush), Finn Sharkey (Jack McMullen), Ronan Burley (Ben Ryan Davies) and Jonah Kirby ( Lucien Laviscount) have also confirmed their places at the event.

Amanda Burton In Silent Witness

Actress Amanda Burton is to play a leading role in ‘Waterloo Road’ it has been confirmed by the BBC, and is to start filming from next month.

The 53-year-old is best known for her previous role in ‘Silent Witness’ where she played the part of Sam Ryan and also for her part as Beth Glover in ‘Peak Practice.

The sixth series of the school drama will see the Irish actress arrive as the new head teacher Karen Fisher and will make her first appearance on our screens in 2010.

Coronation Street

Angela Griffin, who played the part of Fiona Middleton in Coronation Street from 1993-1998, is to be the face of a new live daytime chat show ‘Anglea and Friends’ on Sky1.

Angela will host the show alongside a variety of co-hosts, giving viewers the latest showbiz gossip, fashion trends, lifestyle and special guest stars.

Angela joined the cast of ‘Holby City’ in 1999 as Staff Nurse Jasmine Hopkins, but left the series in 2001 as the workload increased after further episodes were added.

The 33-year-old actress, also appeared in the popular hairdressing soap ‘Cutting It’ as Darcy Henshaw from 2002-2005, and more recently played the part of Kim Campbell in the school drama programme ‘Waterloo Road’.

Angela is also the voice for Amy, the vet in the children’s programme ‘Postman Pat’.

Denise Welch

Denise Welch has been playing the part of French teacher Steph Haydock in the popular BBC’s drama series ‘Waterloo Road’, but has now decided to devote her time to ‘Loose Women’ and her family and friends.

Welch joined the television drama, centered around a troubled comprehensive school in 2006, and was this year nominated for a best actress award at the TV Quick Awards for her role.

The actress and TV presenter, is currently filming the fifth series of the drama, which is due to be on our screens in October but she will not be returning to do a sixth series.

In May of this year, Neil Morrissey, quit his role of deputy head teacher Eddie Lawson, which he has played since 2007, to run his own pub.