EASTENDERS has won TWO National Television Awards – as Coronation Street and Emmerdale miss out again.
The soap scooped Serial Drama, beating its rivals as well as and .
EastEnders has won two awards at the NTAs
The BBC soap beat Coronation Street and Emmerdale
Emmerdale had won last year but missed out on making it two consecutive years
Steve McFadden won Serial Drama Performance, his first NTAs win in his long career
won the gong last year, with winning in 2023.
It wasn’t the only win for EastEnders on the night though, as – who plays Phil Mitchell – picked up the Serial Drama Performance award.
It was the 66-year-old’s first ever NTA, despite being part of the show for 35 years.
He beat Emmerdale’s Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle), ‘s Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt) and Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster) and his co-star (Lauren Branning).
As he took to the stage, Steve paid tribute to the other and their casts, before stating how much of an honour it was to win.
And speaking in the winners room, Steve said: “I’m very happy, I’m absolutely over the moon.
“It’s been hard work, the last 35 years have been hard work but this last year has been particularly hard.
“It’s been very gratifying and it validates what we do. I’m very happy that I’ve been able to be a voice for those who don’t have a voice.”
“They [the bosses and producers] want us to graft and go to the edge of what’s possible.”
He also paid tribute to former co-star Jamie Borthwick, who was
The pair shared a number of scenes during Phil’s suicidal spiral, and when asked what his favourite memories were of the past year, he said: “Scenes with Jamie Borthwick, with Keith Allen, lovely memories.”
He added of being on the show: “A lot of it is quite dark and deep, and it takes a lot out of me.”
When asked where he was going to put his award, he said “right in the middle of the mantelpiece.”
His co-star added that Steve was a “very dear friend” and she “loved him very dearly”.
She also said he should have won the award “years ago”.
The night ended on a high for EastEnders, as it picked up the Serial Drama gong, which is the cherry on the cake for the show’s 40th birthday year.
Steve has played Phil for 35 years
The actor was thrilled to pick up his award 
