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The Irish Sun
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
EastEnders star Patsy Palmer's x-rated British Soap Awards speech cut in broadcast
EASTENDERS star Patsy Palmer's bizarre x-rated acceptance speech was so explicit it was cut down for broadcast. The actress - who plays Bianca Jackson in the BBC soap - took home the gong for the Best Comedy Performance. Advertisement 2 Patsy Palmer made a very strange acceptance British Soap Awards speech - and it was mostly cut from broadcast Credit: Getty 2 Patsy plays Bianca Jackson in the BBC soap Credit: BBC She beat out Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd, Emmerdale's Nicola Wheeler and Hollyoaks' Nicole Barber-Lane. But when she went up to accept her award, Patsy, who is known for being in awkward telly moments, created another one. After thanking people for voting for her, she went on an unexpected tangent - all about her vagina. The unexpected - and lengthy - speech had the audience in a mixture of bafflement, hysterics and shock. Advertisement Read more on EastEnders But when it aired tonight the only hint Patsy had gone full speed ahead with multiple mentions was the audience and host Jane McDonald's reaction. A source said: 'It was so bizarre. 'One minute she's doing a pretty normal acceptance speech and the next she's launched into her own vagina monologue. 'And it just kept going and going. It was pretty odd.' Advertisement Most read in Soaps Some audience members took to social media in shock before tonight's broadcast. One wrote in response to a joke about the Soap Awards not being broadcast live for fear of what the actors would say: 'I mean perhaps they are given how many times A second said: 'I cannot wait to see what parts of Patsy Palmer's vagina tangent makes the tv broadcast.' And another added earlier today: 'Happy Patsy Palmer Vagina Speech Day to all who celebrate.' Advertisement Coronation Street and Emmerdale humiliated at British Soap Awards as rival soap wins EIGHT gongs It was a good night for EastEnders with the soap taking home eight awards - almost sweeping the board. Hollyoaks won three, Emmerdale took home two and Coronation Street was left in the dust with just a lifetime achievement award for David Neilson in its haul. British Soap Awards 2025: Winners List Here's who took home trophys at the 2025 British Soap Awards Best Single Episode - Eastenders: Phil's Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985 Best Young Performer - Emmerdale - Amelia Flanagan as April Windsor Scene Of The Year - Eastenders: Angie Watts' Shock Return Best Newcomer - Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith as Frankie Osborne Villain Of The Year - Eastenders: Navin Chowdhry as Nish Panesar Best Family - Hollyoaks: The Osbornes Best Dramatic Performance - Eastenders: Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell Best On-Screen Partnership - Eastenders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter as Patrick & Yolande Trueman Outstanding Achievement Award - Coronation Street: David Neilson Best Comedy Performance - Eastenders: Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson The Tony Warren Award - Emmerdale: Mike Plant Best Storyline - Hollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse Best Leading Performer - Eastenders: Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater Best British Soap - Eastenders
The Irish Sun
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
EastEnders fans predict recast after huge character is rumoured to return – and it's a familiar face
EASTENDERS fans reckon a recast is on the cards with a very familiar face taking over. BBC viewers are convinced a legendary Advertisement 4 New EastEnders boss wants Max Bowden to return as Ben Mitchell Credit: BBC 4 But fans think actor Daniel Delaney (who played younger Phil) would make a better Ben Credit: BBC EastEnders favourite The actor, who played the troubled Mitchell for five years, left The Sun has revealed Max could be back on screen sooner than fans think, with bosses lining him up for a guest stint - and a possible full-time comeback on the cards. A source said that the Advertisement read more on eastenders But fans think the next actor to play Ben should be Taking to Reddit, one fan wrote: "Not only is he the spitting image of Steve McFadden but he's also a fantastic young actor too. "It wouldn't be the first time someone has played two characters in the same show either." Daniel Delaney played a younger Phil Mitchell in the flashback episodes during Phil's psychosis storyline. Advertisement Most read in Soaps The actor was praised for both his resemblance to Steve McFadden and his powerful performance. The episode even won the award for Best Single Episode at this year's Coronation Street and Emmerdale humiliated at British Soap Awards as rival soap wins EIGHT gongs EastEnders managed to secure a total of Meanwhile, addressing his EastEnders exit last year, Max Bowden admitted he was suffering from burnout and knew it was time to step away. Advertisement 'The important thing was my time was ready. I was very tired, and like I said, I wasn't me, I wasn't,' he said candidly. 'The Max sat in front of you today was kind of a ghost - and they recognised that. I recognised that.' British Soap Awards 2025: Winners List Here's who took home trophys at the 2025 British Soap Awards Best Single Episode - Eastenders: Phil's Psychosis: The Mitchells In 1985 Best Young Performer - Emmerdale Scene Of The Year - Eastenders: Angie Watts' Shock Return Best Newcomer - Hollyoaks: Isabelle Smith as Frankie Osborne Villain Of The Year - Eastenders: Navin Chowdhry as Nish Panesar Best Family - Hollyoaks: The Osbornes Best Dramatic Performance - Eastenders: Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell Best On-Screen Partnership - Eastenders: Rudolph Walker & Angela Wynter as Patrick & Yolande Trueman Outstanding Achievement Award - Coronation Street: David Neilson Best Comedy Performance - Eastenders: Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson The Tony Warren Award - Emmerdale: Mike Plant Best Storyline - Hollyoaks: Sibling Sexual Abuse Best Leading Performer - Eastenders: Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater Best British Soap - Eastenders He continued: "I did nearly six hundred episodes in five years, which is a hell of a lot, and it was time for a rest. Advertisement "The character was tired, I was tired, they [the producers] were probably tired of me being tired. "From an honest perspective, I think yeah, a lot of it was that I needed to go for a bit. "I needed to go work on me, get myself back to a place of really good mental health, focus on healing and also be a dad." 4 Viewers were blown away by Daniel's performance Credit: BBC Advertisement 4 Could he become a soap regular? Credit: BBC
