In pictures: British Soap Awards

1 of 8 EastEnders stars Natalie Cassidy and James Alexandrou (aka Sonia and Martin) turned up together to the sixth annual British Soap Awards

2 of 8 Corrie's Chesney (Sam Aston) went along with co-stars Andrew Whyment and Schmeicel. Sam scooped the Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor award.

3 of 8 Kate Ford added some glamour to the event and won an award for her role as Tracy Barlow.

4 of 8 Blue's Anthony Costa and ex-Emmerdale actress Adele Silva attended the event too.

5 of 8 EastEnders star Nigel Harman won the Sexiest Male award.

6 of 8 Coronation Street's Suranne Jones seemed pretty happy to have picked up the award for Best Actress.

7 of 8 And Shane Richie looked quite pleased with himself too - he won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Alfie Moon.

8 of 8 In the end Corrie stole the show after picking up eight awards in total, including Best British Soap.