Inside British Soap Awards afterparty - bleary-eyed stars smoking cigarettes and 'bomb scare'

Stars of the nation's favourite soaps were papped looking bleary-eyed as they left the in London last night. The glitzy event, which was held at Hackney Town Hall, celebrated the creative cast from a whole host of shows, including , and Emmerdale.

After the ceremony in which EastEnders waltzed away with an impressive eight gongs, beating , Corrie and to take home Best British Soap, a slew of excitable stars let their hair down at the afterparty. Jaime Winstone, Patsy Palmer and Tina O'Brien were among those snapped at the bash, which went on until the early hours.

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Award-winning actor Ray Winstone's daughter, Jaime, was seen puffing on a cigarette, sporting a thigh-high white a gold dress as she left the venue with Bianca Jackson star, Patsy Palmer.

Patsy looked stunning in a blue silk blazer and matching trousers, which set off her red hair a treat as she grinned after watching EastEnders clean up at the awards.

Also representing EastEnders was Jack Branning star, Scott Maslen. He was also seen puffing on a cigarette, wearing a tux and holding a bottle of beer, as he celebrated the success of Albert Square.

The actor was joined at the knees-up by fellow Walford wonders, Anita Dobson, who played the iconic Angie Watts, and Ian Beale star Adam Woodyatt.

Meanwhile, representing Coronation Street, actress Tina O'Brien was seen making an exit from the after party in the early hours. She looked stunning in a floor-length nude coloured dress with gold sequins, clutching a baby pink bag as she made her way to her hotel in the capital.

Also at the bash on behalf of Corrie, was actor Jack P Shepherd and , who looked quite content chomping on a burger in the street, wearing a gorgeous powder blue dress with tuille detail and a cute black hair bow.

Despite letting their hair down at the glamourous bash, the night allegedly ended abruptly for the soap stars after they were suddenly asked to leave the venue shortly before 1am after the event had reportedly received a bomb threat.

Speaking to the , our source said: "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.

"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 us, some of TV's biggest soap stars can be seen waiting outside the venue as more evacuate - with the likes of ' and former star Emmett J Scanlan among them.

A show source also told The Mirror: "Owing to a security alert after the recording of the awards, it was necessary to evacuate the after party venue. Everyone was cleared from the building safely."

The Metropolitan Police also told us: "At 00:49hrs on Sunday, 1 June, police were called to Hackney Town Centre after a threat was made to the premises. The call was determined to be a hoax and nothing suspicious was located."

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Despite the reported drama after the ceremony, the awards were a real celebration of the best the soap has to offer.

EastEnders was honoured with a total of eight awards- including Best Dramatic Performance for and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell's psychosis.

Meanwhile, won three gongs, Emmerdale took home two and left with one - the Outstanding Achievement Award to who has played Roy Cropper for 30 years.

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