Star snaps from the 2012 British Soap Awards

The host of the 2012 British Soap Awards: Mr Phillip Schofield

Katherine Kelly accepts the award for Best Exit and Best Single Episode for Coronation Street

Stefanie Powers presents the award for Best Actor

Danny Miller wins the award for Best Actor at The British Soap Awards 2012

Jo Joyner wins the award for Best Dramatic Performance at The British Soap Awards 2012

Keith Lemon and Michelle Keegan had the crowd roaring

Rupert Everett presents the final award of the evening: Best British Soap

Natalie Gumede is the Best Newcomer winner for 2012

Jerry Hall presents Best Dramatic Performance

Chelsea Halfpenny smiles for the cameras

Danny Mac was nominated for Sexiest Male

Bradley Walsh presents Best Comedy Performance

Emma Atkins and Jeff Hordley were nominated for Best On-Screen Partnership.

Charlie Condou and Denise Van Outen on the red carpet before Denise presented the award for Best Single Episode

Andrew Lancel is named Villain of the Year

Lorna Fitzgerald wins Best Young Performance

Michelle Keegan wins Sexiest Female for the fourth year in a row!

Andrea Mclean and Lisa Maxwell present the award for Best Single Episode

Alison King accepts her award for Best Actress

Chris Gascoyne accompanies Alexander Bain on the red carpet

Nicolas Woodman and Charlie Clemmow on the red carpet for The British Soap Awards 2012

Spice Girls, Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton present Sexiest Male

Robert Bathurst presents Best Actress

Ever popular, Scott Maslen wins Sexiest Male for the fourth time

Jamie Borthwick, Joshua Pascoe and Perry Fenwick arrive together for The British Soap Awards

Diane Keen smiles for the paparazzi

Best On-Screen Partnership

Jennie McAlpine dresses in white for the red carpet

Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton graced the red carpet for The British Soap Awards before presenting the Sexiest Male award

Shona McGarty attends The British Soap Awards

Jennifer Metcalfe strikes a pose

James Thornton and Natalie J Robb pick up the award for Spectacular Scene of the Year on behalf of Emmerdale’s ‘John and Moira’s Car Accident’

Lisa Gormley and Lynne McGranger present the award for Best Exit

Emmerdale wins Best Single Episode; the award is accepted by Danny Miller and Marc Silcock.

Sid Owen and Charlie Brooks present the Lifetime Achievement award to Pam St Clement

Nicola Stapleton dresses for the occasion in a one-shouldered dress

Pam St Clement is awarded for Lifetime Achievemen

Marcus Collins arrives on the red carpet to present the Best Newcomer award

EastEnders win Best British Soap

Shane Richie for EastEnders, holding the award for Best British Soap 2012

Sid Owen and Charlie brooks welcome Pam St Clement on to the stage with a warm hug as she accepts her Lifetime Achievement award