EastEnders' Angela Wynter gets emotional at RadioTimes.com Soap Awards win
The EastEnders icon admitted she was "about to cry" after receiving her Soap Award.
In the world of soaps, there's more than a fair share of important storylines that have raised awareness, got conversations started and lingered with viewers long after watching.
One of the year's most heartbreaking EastEnders storylines has, of course, involved Yolande (Angela Wynter), who was sexually assaulted by Pastor Gideon Clayton (portrayed by Howard Saddler) in April.
Wynter bagged the accolade for Best Actor at the first ever RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024 sponsored by Inspired Villages, which made the actress emotional after being honoured.
Chatting exclusively with RadioTimes.com after receiving her award, Wynter said: "It's surreal, don't ask me too many questions because I'm about to cry. I want to, again, thank the BBC - the BBC's always given me work and EastEnders is a great place to be.
"And thank my boss for inviting me back, and thank the gentleman who came up with the storyline. Thank my boss for giving me the responsibility to carry that storyline."
On the storyline with Pastor Clayton, Wynter said: "I wish it would stop, you know. But it isn't going to stop.
"There's a lot of women, like myself, who escaped it because we knew how to get out of there swift. But lots of us don't escape - lots of women, children, men don't escape it and it needs to stop.
"I'm just glad that I was able to carry the story, and I hope that it keeps the awareness up because everything is large, but that one germ that has always been prevalent just keeps lurking around the place and it destroys lives.
"So yeah, let's alert it - let's call them out."
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Since Yolande's assault earlier this year, viewers have seen how the fan-favourite character had initially confided in her friend Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) and then her partner Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), before bravely reporting her experience to the church.
The soap even treated fans to a special two-hander episode between Yolande and Patrick as we saw them come to terms with Yolande's news, with the pair stronger than ever and united in their bid to take down the pastor and expose his abuse.
Wynter wasn't the only EastEnders actor to take home an award on the night, with the beloved soap dominating the evening with a staggering seven wins.
In addition to Wynter winning Best Actor, some of the awards included Danny Walters for Best Exit, Sixmas for Best Moment of the Year and Navin Chowdhry for Best Villain.
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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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