Jane McDonald spoke out to 'defend' the panel who chose the winners of this year's British Soap Awards over the 'tough' choices they faced, as some of the results from this year's ceremony were called into question by angry viewers at home.
Jane, who shot to fame in the 90s on BBC docu-soap The Cruise, was announced at the end of last week as the new presenter for the annual event, replacing Phillip Schofield after his controversial exit from ITV, in the immediate aftermath of his This Morning affair admission.
The majority of the Soap Awards are voted for by a panel of industry experts and TV journalists and, not long into the ITV broadcast, when it came to the accolade for Best Dramatic Performance, Jane spoke out to reveal that the panel had a 'tough' time deciding on the winner.
