British Soap Award for Best Newcomer | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
First awarded | 2000 |
Currently held by | Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee Dee Bailey in Coronation Street) |
The British Soap Award for Best Newcomer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award is voted for by a panel. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Best Newcomer award; defunct soaps that did not win are Family Affairs and Night and Day. The award is currently held by Coronation Street actress Channique Sterling-Brown, who plays Dee Dee Bailey in the soap.