Kate Ford

It's happy days for Kate Ford.

The former Corrie actress has given birth to her first baby.

Is she, isn't she?

Rumour has it that Kate Ford has a bun in the oven...

Forget getting choked up on tears at being proposed to.

Kate Ford was nearly left gasping for breath when her man asked her the big question.

Someone's gotten saucy in the snappage depo.

Step forward please, Kate Ford.

Hip, hip hooray... the soap folk have ditched their Streets and Squares.

EastEnders bosses - give Lacey Turner a pay rise.

She certainly deserves it.

There were a couple of sexy looking ladies at the British Soap Awards.

But the crown belonged to one chick in particular.

It's the biggest story in soap at the mo...

So will Tracy Barlow be convicted or let off for murdering boyf Charlie Stubbs?

Prepare yourself for a Corrie bitch-fest to remember.

But who will come out on top?

EastEnders has capped a spectacular return to form by taking - count them - seven prizes at the British Soap Awards. And that included the most mouth-watering of gongs, Best Soap.

Three of Coronation Street's top stars are to quit the cobbles.

They have all been involved in some of the soap's most sensational plots in recent years, but will join a host of other actors who have left Weatherfield for good of late.

She may have once been a drab dog-lover, but Corrie's hairdresser Maria Sutherland is now officially top soap totty.

Actress Samia Smith (formerly Ghadie), who plays scissor-happy Maria, has been crowned Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards.

Thought the Weatherfield bitch couldn't get any worse? Think again.

It's been a big weekend for celebrity weddings - with a whole bunch of high-profile lovebirds queuing up to tie the knot.

Among those marching up the aisle - apart from Jordan and Peter Andre of course - was Coronation Street actress Samia Ghadie.

Hollywood it was not, but the biggest stars of the small screen made their way fast to the TV Quick and TV Choice awards.

And before they began boozing, the soap peeps stopped off to give us a look at their outfits.

Billie Piper is set to go head-to-head with soap heavyweights such as scheming Tracy Barlow and EastEnders motormouth Kat Slater.

The Doctor Who star has been nominated for a best actress award at the forthcoming National TV Awards, capping a brilliant year for her since she split with Chris Evans.

The nation's favourite telly stars were out for the British Soap Awards at the weekend.

And here's a full list of all the winners - and there's one or two surprises...

Bless Jordan - you can always guarantee that she will outdo everyone on the red carpet...

At the British Soap Awards - known for the young soap stars opting for flesh-revealing dresses - a pregnant Jordan beat them all in a dress that wasn't really a dress.

Celebrity wrestling star Leilani Dowding is keeping us guessing over her romance with Little Britain's David Walliams.

The glamour girl, 25, who is planning more dates the comic, told The Daily Mirror: "I don't want to get too excited.

Corrie actress Kate Ford cheated death when she dived out of the path of a car driven by co-star Sasha Behar during filming for this week's gripping shows.

Kate, 27, who plays Tracy Barlow, was almost killed when the out-of-control motor careered towards cast members after turning into Coronation Street.

Coronation Street stars have reacted with disbelief after EastEnders scooped the top gong at the Inside Soap awards for the eight successive year.

The ailing BBC soap took the Best Soap crown - beating its rival by just 2% of the vote - despite seeing viewing figures slump to just 6.