The British Soap Awards 2001, presented by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, can be seen on ITV on Wednesday at 2000BST.

Tamzin Outhwaite thanked EastEnders' hair and make-up team for "making" her sexy

Martin Kemp, aka EastEnders' Steve Owen, was man of the evening winning best actor and sexiest soap star

EastEnders' Jamie Mitchell, actor Jack Ryder, arrived with Hear'Say singer Kim Marsh

Coronation Street's Geena Gregory and Karen Philips

Family Affairs star Ebony Thomas: The soap came away empty handed from the awards

Former Brookside actress Claire Sweeney, who recently took part in celebrity Big Brother, attended the ceremony

Actress Emma Atkins plays Charity Dingle in Emmerdale, which recently won a best soap Bafta

Jennifer Ellison plays Brookside's Emily Chadwick

Joanna Taylor - Geri in Hollyoaks - was nominated in the best actress category