It was a big weekend for young actor Charlie Wrenshall, who picked up the award for Best Young Performer at the RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024 sponsored by Inspired Villages.

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The actor, who plays Liam Connor on Coronation Street, pipped stars from EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Emmerdale to the win in what is Wrenshall's first ever award.

Reacting to his win, Wrenshall said: "It feels surreal, it's my first award and I'm so grateful to win it, honestly. Being nominated is enough but actually winning it, it doesn't feel real. That's all I'm going to say, it doesn't feel real."

On his storyline, he added: "I feel like as long as it's helped one person, it's a success, and everyone made such a good team. The crew, the cast, everyone and it came together so perfectly so I'm happy it actually worked like that."

It's been a rough time of it for the young character who we've seen suffering with panic attacks, receiving death threats and being tormented by Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) and Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne).

The important teenage bullying storyline has captivated viewers, with it coming to a dramatic head after Liam overdosed on pills, prompting his parents to take him for a therapy session.

The emotional storyline took us on quite the rollercoaster as viewers watched on to see how things would pan out for Liam but also for teenage bully Mason. Justice finally was served after months of torment as Mason was found guilty of threatening Liam with a knife.

The young actor wasn't the only one from Corrie to take home an award on the night with Paul Foreman's motor neurone disease storyline also being voted the Best Storyline by a panel of soap experts.

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The RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024, sponsored by Inspired Villages, took place on 13th July – find out more about the winners!

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Morgan Cormack
Morgan CormackDrama Writer

Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.

Katelyn MensahEntertainment and Factual Writer

Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.

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