Television network ITV said in a statement that “ Coronation Street regularly features storylines that concern sensitive medical and social issues, and it was recognized that Hayley becoming terminally ill would have a profound resonance for our audience.”

She won it but rightly so - she's gorgeous and super sexy.But anti-euthanasia group Care Not Killing said Tuesday that the program was “in great danger of normalizing an occurrence that is actually very rare indeed.” She said: ' I was flattered to be nominated and seen as a sexy female up against Michelle Keegan. Meanwhile, Preeya added that she was 'flattered' to have been nominated alongside Michelle Keegan in the category of Sexiest Female at the British Soap Awards, but noted that it was 'right' that the former 'Coronation Street' actress - who was handed the now-defunct accolade a record total of six consecutive times - was named the winner.

The story was so poignant and it won best wedding at the Inside Soap Awards.' I got to wear the most beautiful Indian outfit. I played Amira Masood and more than 11 million people tuned in to watch her wedding to Syed. He was lovely - he wasn't Phil, he was Steve McFadden so it was fine.

I used to watch it when I was a kid so it was bizarre walking on set and seeing people like Phil Mitchell. She told Metro newspaper's SixtySeconds column: 'It was overwhelming. The 'Bend It Like Beckham' actress went on to describe her first time on the Albert Square set as 'overwhelming' because she had been watching actors like Steve McFadden - who plays Phil Mitchell - for years and found it 'poignant' when millions of people tuned in to watch her character's wedding to Syed.

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