Jane will be presenting the show for the first time
Loose Women star Jane McDonald has spoken of her excitement after she was announced as the new presenter of the British Soap Awards. The TV award show was originally due to be hosted by Phillip Schofield.
However following his exit from ITV, he stepped down from presenting the awards last week. It comes after he admitted having an affair with a runner while working on This Morning. The 61-year-old said: "I have therefore decided to step down from the British Soap Awards, my last public commitment, and am resigning from ITV with immediate effect expressing my immense gratitude to them for all the amazing opportunities that they have given me."As the Liverpool Echo reports, it has now been confirmed that Jane Mcdonald will take Phillips place and will host the ceremony.
The 60-year-old said: "Oh my god…..everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale, so this is just a dream come true. I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them - roll on the awards, I can’t wait!”
The soap awards sees Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks battle it out to win recognition over the past year. The event will be broadcast on ITV this Tuesday on ITV and ITVX.
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