Coronation Street star Dame Maureen Lipman wins Inside Soap Award

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“I’m very grateful.”

Dame Maureen Lipman, who plays Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street, won the Inside Soap Awards’ Best Comic Performance category this year.

Her win, which is her third in as many years, was revealed ahead of Monday’s (September 25) celebration. She won a difficult category that included Hollyoaks actress Chelsee Healey, Emmerdale’s Samantha Giles, and EastEnders actor Shane Richie.

In a response to Inside Soap readers, Lipman said, “I’ve had some great stuff to act this year on Coronation Street, some meaty stuff, and I’m very grateful that you think I’m good enough to win this prestigious award in a show I’m very proud of – so thank you.”

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“This year, the unrivalled Dame Maureen has shown her incredible range as a performer,” stated Gary Gillatt, editor of Inside Soap.

“Evelyn touched viewers not just with her biting jabs but also with the compassion she showed for plot points like the reappearance of her estranged daughter Cassie and the death of Evelyn’s cherished dog Cerberus.

“This year, the unrivalled Dame Maureen has shown her incredible range as a performer,” stated Gary Gillatt, editor of Inside Soap.

“Evelyn touched viewers not just with her biting jabs but also with the compassion she showed for plot points like the reappearance of her estranged daughter Cassie and the death of Evelyn’s cherished dog Cerberus.

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Weatherfield favourites Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley), Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott), Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid), Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown), and Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) are all competing for awards recognition next week.

EastEnders won the coveted Best Soap title at the Inside Soap Awards last year.

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