4 hours Ago By Victoria Taylor
CELEBRITY Big Brother star Jack P Shepherd has received not one, but two nominations for the upcoming British Soap Awards 2025 ahead of entering the iconic house. Coronation Street actor Jack has been nominated for Best Leading Performer and Best Comedy Performance. 4 Corrie's Jack P Shepherd has been nominated for two soap awards Credit: ITV 4 Voting is now open for The British Soap Awards Credit: British Soap Awards The ITV soap has been riding high after the devastating death of Paul Foreman last year and the huge house fire as David Platt spirals out of control.
Voting is now open for the first round of the British Soap Awards and the public have until April 25 at 5pm. The second round of voting will happen from May 1 and May 30, where the Best Leading Performer category will be whittled down to four big names. The swanky bash will take place at the Hackney Empire in London on May 31 and will air on ITV1 in June.
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Emotional Coronation Street stars reveal final EVER scene together has already aired However it’s year-long time jump and strong storylines have revitalised the show just in time for the awards. After a year long hiatus when the show was mysteriously cancelled last year, it returns to screens this summer . Corrie actor Jack is set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother compound - which returns to ITV1 tonight - along with 13 famous faces.
The Sun recently reported how the David Platt star signed up for the show despite shunning reality TV for years. The star, who is thought to make £250k a year on the cobbles, has finally decided to take the plunge after being offered an impressive pay cheque. The actor, 37, will be tying the knot to Hanni Treweek in just four months time after popping the question in 2024 on safari in Africa .
Jack will be entering the house alongside Mickey Rourke, Ella Rae Wise and JoJo Siwa . Also entering the famous house are chat show host Trisha Goddard and double-Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson. Best Leading Performer Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street) Alison King (Carla Connor, Coronation Street) Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street) Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street) Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders) Angela Wynter (Yolande Trueman, EastEnders) Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders) Kellie Bright (Linda Carter, EastEnders) Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale) Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle, Emmerdale) Beth Cordingly (Ruby Fox-Miligan, Emmerdale) Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale) Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay, Hollyoaks) Nadine Mulkerrin (Cleo McQueen, Hollyoaks) Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks) Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks) Villain of the Year Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street) Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders) Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale) Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks) Best Comedy Performance Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street) Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders) Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale) Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks) Best British Soap Coronation Street EastEnders Read more on the Scottish Sun REFFIN' HELL Neil Lennon demands answers from Willie Collum over 'abysmal' refereeing SOUND THE ALARM Scots residents told to expect 'loud warning' siren Emmerdale Hollyoaks 4 Jack is set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house tonight Credit: PA 4 Lacey Turner aka Stacey Slater has been nominated for her role in EastEnders Credit: BBC.
