British Soap Awards 2025 winners list in full as EastEnders storms to victory

The full winners list of the British Soap Awards 2025 has been unveiled(Image: PA)

EastEnders were the big winners at tonight's British Soap Awards, 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, Steve McFadden picked up Best Dramatic Performance and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell’s psychosis. It comes in the soap’s 40th anniversary year.

Hollyoaks got three awards, Emmerdale got two and Coronation Street walked away with one - the Outstanding Achievement Award to David Neilson, 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.

EastEnders icons Gillian Taylforth and Anita Dobson were in attendance at the awards(Image: PA)

Speaking before she was presented with the scene of the year award, EastEnders 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 David Jason 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.

EastEnders

EastEnders: Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater)

EastEnders: Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar)

Coronation Street: Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt)

Hollyoaks: The Osbornes

EastEnders: Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell)

EastEnders: Phil’s Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985

EastEnders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter (Patrick & Yolande Trueman)

Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne)

Hollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse