SAD: Coronation Street Star Jack P. Shepherd Was Left Gobsmacked After Being Snubbed At This Year’s British Soap Awards – And His Stunned Reaction Said It All

The 37-year-old, who has played David Platt since he was 12, had high hopes of adding a third gong to his shelf during Saturday night’s star-studded event.

But despite being one of the longest-serving and most recognisable faces on the cobbles, Jack lost out to Patsy Palmer and her Eastender’s character Bianca Jackson.

While he congratulated the winner, Jack couldn’t help but reveal how ‘shocked’ he was and felt the award should have been his, as he declared the was ‘fuming’.

Speaking on his podcast On The Sofa with co-stars Ben Price and Colson Smith, the star admitted he couldn’t hide his reaction when the camera panned on him.

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Coronation Street star Jack P. Shepherd was left gobsmacked after being snubbed at this year’s British Soap Awards – and his stunned reaction said it all

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The 37-year-old, who has played David Platt since he was 12, had high hopes of adding a third gong to his shelf during Saturday night’s star-studded event but lost out to Patsy Palmer and her Eastender’s character Bianca Jackson

Colson said: ‘You worked so hard to receive this Best Comedy nomination…’ to which Jack replied: ‘I have.

‘I’ve been trying for years to get a nod for comedy cos I’ve never been nominated for it before.’

Colson then probed: ‘And how are you feeling about the result? Your frenemy…’

Jack admitted: ‘It was a shock. It was a shock. If you watched it, you will notice that my reaction is genuine.

‘I’m completely blown away. I didn’t win. I couldn’t hide it.’

Bursting into fits of laughter, Ben, 53, who plays Jack’s onscreen brother Nick Tilsey joked: ‘I was sat behind you and I’d gone.

‘I couldn’t think of anything more funny then not winning the comedy and then Patsy winning it who’d been in Big Brother with you – and then name checking you saying “I thought Jack would win”‘

To which Jack exclaimed: ‘And then I said “So did I!”‘

Ben then asked: ‘Were you fuming? Was that your fuming face?’

‘Yeah’ said Jack. ‘I was just blown away. I was as much blown away as winning Big Brother as I was losing that award.’

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Speaking on his podcast On The Sofa with co-stars Ben Price and Colson Smith (pictured) Jack admitted while he congratulated the winner, he was ‘shocked’ and felt the award should have been his, as he declared the was ‘fuming’

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The 37-year-old, who has played David Platt since he was 12, had high hopes of adding a third gong having won Best Actor in 2018 and Villain Of The Year in 2008

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Jack was up against Patsy (top left), Nicola Wheeler who plays Nicola King in Emmerdale (top right and Nicole Barber-Lane who plays Myra McQueen in Hollyoaks (bottom left)

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The star appeared physically annoyed as his name was not read out – something he said he’d been trying to win ‘for years’ as he’d never been nominated in that category before

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Meanwhile Patsy left both the crowd and viewers at home in stitches during the British Soap Awards, as she went off in a tangent about vaginas during her award acceptance speech

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As she took to the stage to accept the gong, Patsy got rather sidetracked, as she deliver an ode to vaginas, that had the audience breaking down into laughter

It was the BBC‘s EastEnders that cleaned up on the night with eight awards while Hollyoaks received three, Emmerdale two and Coronation Street only one.

Meanwhile Patsy left both the crowd and viewers at home in stitches during the British Soap Awards, as she went off in a tangent about vaginas during her award acceptance speech.

The actress, 53, won the prize for Best Comedic Performance at the annual ceremony, held on Saturday night at London‘s Hackney Empire.

As she took to the stage to accept the gong, Patsy got rather sidetracked, as she deliver an ode to vaginas, that had the audience breaking down into laughter.

She made the X-rated remarks in reference to EastEnders’ live 40th anniversary special, which saw Bianca having to help sister Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) give birth after they became trapped in the Queen Vic with cousin Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) following the explosion.

The scene had viewers cracking up as Bianca and Lauren argued over who had to help, with both reluctant to get up close and personal with the birth.

It culminated with Bianca taking a huge glug from a bottle of  brandy for some liquid courage, before declaring the now-iconic line: ‘It’s only a noony Lauren!’

Referencing the hilarious moment, Patsy began her speech: ‘Listen I haven’t prepared a speech, because I really thought Jack was gonna win.

‘To be able to funny in all what of we’ve seen tonight is nothing short of miracle really. I’d like to thank Shona McGarty for leaving, because if she hadn’t have left I wouldn’t have come back.

‘I wasn’t expecting that and I’m so glad I did because then I stayed for the 40th and that was really where we celebrated the women’s vagina!’

However, Patsy didn’t stop there, valiantly continuing on to add: ‘I think vaginas have always been funny.’

She then changed tone to express her thanks to show and even choked back her tears, as she gushed: ‘All jokes aside, coming back to EastEnders after quite some time has been the most amazing experience for me and I’m so grateful. Beyond grateful.

‘And I’m not going to cry, so I’m going to go, because it is a comedy award. But you really have no idea what a gift it’s been for me to come back.’

British Soap Awards 2025: Full List of Winners

Viewer Voted Categories:

Best British Soap:

Coronation Street

EastEnders – WINNER

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks

Best Leading Performer:

Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater, EastEnders) – WINNER

Kellie Bright (Linda Carter, EastEnders)

Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Beth Cordingly (Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)

Villain of the Year:

Calum Lill (Joel Deering, Coronation Street)

Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar, EastEnders) – WINNER

Ned Porteous (Joe Tate, Emmerdale)

Tyler Conti (Abe Fielding, Hollyoaks)

Best Comedy Performance:

Jack P Shepherd (David Platt, Coronation Street)

Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson, EastEnders) – WINNER

Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King, Emmerdale)

Nicole Barber-Lane (Myra McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Panel Voted Categories:

Best Family:

The Platts (Coronation Street)

The Slaters (EastEnders)

The Dingles (Emmerdale)

The Osbornes (Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Dramatic Performance:

Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)

Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell, EastEnders) – WINNER

Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Best Single Episode:

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Phil’s psychosis: the Mitchells in 1985 (EastEnders) – WINNER

April’s life on the streets (Emmerdale)

Hollyoaks time jump (Hollyoaks)

Best On-Screen Partnership:

Alison King and Vicky Myers (Carla Connor and Lisa Swain, Coronation Street)

Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter (Patrick and Yolande Trueman, EastEnders) – WINNER

William Ash and Beth Cordingly (Caleb and Ruby Miligan, Emmerdale)

Nathaniel Dass and Oscar Curtis (Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer:

Jacob Roberts (Kit Green, Coronation Street)

Laura Doddington (Nicola Mitchell, EastEnders)

Shebz Miah (Kammy Hadiq, Emmerdale)

Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne, Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Storyline:

Paul’s battle with MND (Coronation Street)

Phil Mitchell: Hypermasculinity in crisis (EastEnders)

Belle and Tom – Domestic Abuse (Emmerdale)

Sibling sexual abuse (Hollyoaks) – WINNER

Best Young Performer:

Will Flanagan (Joseph Winter-Brown, Coronation Street)

Sonny Kendall (Tommy Moon, EastEnders)

Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor, Emmerdale) – WINNER

Noah Holdsworth (Oscar Osborne, Hollyoaks)

Scene of the Year:

Mason’s death (Coronation Street)

Angie Watts’ shock return (EastEnders) – WINNER

Amy’s deathly plunge reveals a grisly secret (Emmerdale)

Mercedes confronts her mortality (Hollyoaks)