Renowned singer, Loose Women panelist, and host of the award-winning Channel 5 series Cruising With Jane McDonald, Jane McDonald, has been announced as the new host of the upcoming British Soap Awards.
Taking place in Salford on Saturday, the event will be broadcast on ITV on Tuesday. McDonald will take over hosting duties following Phillip Schofield’s resignation from his presenting roles on the channel after his admission of an affair with a younger ITV staff member.
The prestigious soap awards will feature five popular dramas – Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks – competing for the top accolades.
McDonald posted on Instagram the hosting job was a “dream come true”.
“This year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale… I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them,” she added.
IMAGE SOURCE,PA MEDIA Image caption, Phillip Schofield left his role on This Morning last week following reports of a rift with Holly Willoughby
Schofield, said last week: “I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family.
“I am so very, very sorry, as I am for having been unfaithful to my wife.”
ITV has now asked a barrister to lead a review into its handling of a relationship between Schofield and his colleague.