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EXCLUSIVE: The British Soap Awards ground to a halt last time at the Hackney Empire when attendees were asked to quickly evacuate the building over a suspected bomb scare
Chaotic scenes at Soap Awards 2025 as guests evacuated
The British Soap Awards came to a dramatic end last night after stars were asked to evacuate the building over an alleged bomb threat. The event was held at London’s Hackney Empire with TV presenter Jane McDonald, actor Sir David Jason and Gavin and Stacey’s Larry Lamb on hosting duty.
However, a source has exclusive told The Mirror that attendees were suddenly asked to leave the venue shortly before 1am after the event had reportedly received a bomb threat.
“We all got evacuated just before 1am. No reason was given at first and security came round and told us we had to leave immediately,” our source said.
“As we all waited in the street outside, security told us there had been a bomb threat. We weren’t allowed back in the building so people started making their way home.”
In a video shared with The Mirror, some of TV’s biggest soap stars can be seen waiting outside the venue as more evacuate – with the likes of EastEnders’ Tameka Empson and former Hollyoaks star Emmett J Scanlan among them.
The Mirror has contacted ITV and the Metropolitan Police for comment.
Last night’s British Soap Awards saw EastEnders win big, with the BBC show beating Emmerdale, Corrie and Hollyoaks to take home Best British Soap.
The series walked away with a total of eight gongs – including Best Dramatic Performance for Steve McFadden and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell’s psychosis.
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