ITV Corrie's Millie Gibson channels Hollywood glamour as stars walk the red carpet at The British Soap Awards 2022
11.06.2022 - 21:49
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Coronation Street favourites left the famous cobbles behind as they headed to London for The British Soap Awards. After a two-year absence due to the Coronavirus pandemic, The British Soap Awards is back for 2022 on ITV.
The annual event sees the UK’s biggest soaps compete against each other to bag the night’s variety of awards. Live on ITV and the ITV Hub from 8pm, host Phillip Schofield returns to roll out the red carpet for actors and actresses representing Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors.
Flying the flag for Weatherfield was the soap's impressive crop of young talent including Millie Gibson, Mollie Gallagher and Maximus Evans who had the nation gripped with the harrowing hate crime story about the death of Seb Franklin who was set upon by a gang of thugs led by Corey Brent, played by Maximus.
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The heartbreaking story, inspired by the shocking murder of goth Sophie Lancaster, is up for Best Storyline at the awards after being heaped with praise by viewers. The attack is also in line to win Best Single Episode for the flashback scenes in which Seb's girlfriend Nina Lucas, played by Mollie, was finally able to remember what had happened to her and Seb at the hands of the vile gang.
Viewers never saw who had attacked Seb, who later died in hospital, and his teen sweetheart. But goth Nina's memory was triggered by a song that was playing on that fateful day. "These flackback episodes are absolute genius," praised one fan on Twitter. "Omg the flashbacks are so intense," said another.
Goth Sophie Lancaster died after a similar hate attack back in 2007 and the ITV soap