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Soap opera stars including Coronation Street actress Nikki Sanderson - who plays Candice Stone - attended the Inside Soap awards in central London's Atlantic Bar on Monday.

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It was a good night for BBC One's EastEnders, which won six awards including best soap and best actress for June Brown, who plays Dot Branning.

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Tina O'Brien plays Sarah Louise Platt in ITV's Coronation Street, which matched EastEnders by taking six awards.

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There were no prizes for Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, but stars (left to right) Ali Bastian, Christina Baily, Sarah Dunn and Gemma Atkinson attended the event.

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Suranne Jones, who plays Karen McDonald in Coronation Street, was named "sexiest female". Afterwards she said she was "shocked" that EastEnders was named this year's best soap title despite falling ratings.

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Coronation Street actress Kate Ford won an award last year award for her character Tracy Preston, but left empty-handed on Monday.

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There were no prizes for Jane Danson, who plays Leanne Battersby as part of Coronation Street's infamous family.

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Sarah Manners, who plays Bex Reynolds in BBC One soap Casualty, attended the event after announcing she would appear in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.