Corrie Beats Enders At Awards

Coronation Street has taken the Best Soap crown at the Inside Soap awards.

It was one of five gongs for the ITV soap, putting it on a par with rival soap EastEnders.

Today is the first time Coronation Street has won the title at the Inside Soap awards in over a decade.

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, who plays barman Sean Tully, won Best Actor.

Rob James-Collier, the Street's Liam Connor, took the awards for Sexiest Male and Best Newcomer.

Actor Jack P Shepherd won Best Bad Boy for his part as Coronation Street's David Platt.

EastEnders star Lacey Turner won Best Actress for her role as Stacey Slater.

Coronation Street was also named Best Soap at the TVQuick and TVChoice awards earlier this month.

The Winners

Best Actor - Antony Cotton (Sean Tully, Coronation Street)

Best Actress - Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders)

Sexiest Male - Rob James-Collier (Liam Connor, Coronation Street)

Sexiest Female - Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers, Hollyoaks)

Best Young Actor - Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Best Newcomer - Rob James-Collier (Liam Connor, Coronation Street)

Best Bad Boy - Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)

Best Bitch - Sophie Thompson (Stella Crawford, EastEnders)

Best Couple - Lacey Turner and Charlie Clements (Stacey and Bradley, EastEnders)

Funniest Character - Charlie Hardwick (Val Lambert, Emmerdale)

Best-Dressed - Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann, EastEnders)

Best Drama - The Bill

Best Storyline - Stella's torment of Ben (EastEnders)

Best Soap - Coronation Street