{"id":54816,"date":"2024-07-15T17:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2072165"},"modified":"2024-07-16T08:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T06:04:09","slug":"eastenders-angela-wynter-gets-emotional-at-radiotimes-com-soap-awards-win","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-angela-wynter-gets-emotional-at-radiotimes-com-soap-awards-win\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Angela Wynter gets emotional at RadioTimes.com Soap Awards win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EastEnders icon admitted she was “about to cry” after receiving her Soap Award. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 15 July 2024 at 15:39 PM<\/p>

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In the world of soaps, there\u2019s more than a fair share of important storylines that have raised awareness, got conversations started and lingered with viewers long after watching.<\/p>\n

One of the year\u2019s most heartbreaking EastEnders storylines has, of course, involved Yolande (Angela Wynter<\/a>), who was sexually assaulted by Pastor Gideon Clayton<\/a>\u00a0(portrayed by Howard Saddler) in April.<\/p>\n

Wynter bagged the accolade<\/a> for Best Actor at the first ever RadioTimes.com<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Soap Awards 2024<\/strong>\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0Inspired Villages<\/a>, which made the actress emotional after being honoured.<\/p>\n

Chatting exclusively with RadioTimes.com<\/strong> after receiving her award, Wynter said: \u201cIt\u2019s surreal, don\u2019t ask me too many questions because I\u2019m about to cry. I want to, again, thank the BBC \u2013 the BBC\u2019s always given me work and EastEnders is a great place to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Yolande and Patrick in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

On the storyline with Pastor Clayton, Wynter said:\u00a0\u201cI wish it would stop, you know. But it isn\u2019t going to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of women, like myself, who escaped it because we knew how to get out of there swift. But lots of us don\u2019t escape \u2013 lots of women, children, men don\u2019t escape it and it needs to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo yeah, let\u2019s alert it \u2013 let\u2019s call them out.\u201d<\/p>

Since Yolande\u2019s 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<\/a> (Rudolph Walker), before bravely reporting her experience to the church.<\/p>\n

The soap even treated fans to a special two-hander episode<\/a> between Yolande and Patrick as we saw them come to terms with Yolande\u2019s news, with the pair stronger than ever and united in their bid to take down the pastor and expose his abuse.<\/p>\n

Wynter wasn\u2019t the only EastEnders actor to take home an award on the night, with the beloved soap dominating the evening with a staggering seven wins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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