Letitia Dean revealed some sad news at the end of her acceptance speech as she took home the Outstanding Achievement prize at this year's British Soap Awards and dedicated it to her dad.
EastEnders icon Letitia, who has played much loved character Sharon for close to 40 years, received a rapturous reception from her peers at London's Hackney Empire a her name was called as the winner of the coveted. After her EastEnders co-stars Lacey Turner and Gillian Wright were among the other British Soap Awards winners on the night, Letitia received her award from her former on-screen mum, Anita Dobson.
Before a montage of Letitia's best bits played out on screen, Anita talked about what a big support Letitia had been to her on her first day on set, before several of her current Albert Square co-stars like Kellie Bright, Gillian Taylforth and Steve McFadden paid tribute to her.
