Letitia Dean

Anita Dobson - aka EastEnders legend Angie Watts - handed Letitia the gong for her role as Sharon Watts in EastEnders.

During her speech when she collected the award, a tearful Letitia said: ‘Thank you so much, it’s really overwhelming. I lost my daddy a week ago, this is for my daddy. She’s been in over 2000 episodes, she’s had 237 duff duffs, she’s also been landlady of the Queen Vic – 6 times!

EastEnders actress Letitia Dean broke some sad news as she accepted an Outstanding Achievement prize at the British Soap Awards.

Accepting her award, Letitia paid tribute to the cast and crew she'd worked with on the BBC soap before sharing some tragic personal news at the end of her speech. 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. 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.

The soap legend, who has played Sharon Watts since the BBC soap first began in 1985, won an award for outstanding achievement at the British Soap Awards. After ...

"Backache had a lot to do with that decision too" she told Hello! magazine in October 2001. "I had quite a lot of horrible things said about me. She is quirky, funny, talented, glamorous, and iconic."

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Thank you." I love you all, so much, my lovely cast members as well, and all the crew. I hope he's proud." "But seriously, thank you guys. Letitia claimed to find herself feeling more energised from this type of food. "Hopefully I'm still carrying that on!

The actress, who has played Sharon Watts for almost 30 years on the long-running BBC soap, won the outstanding achievement award.

She has had amazing storylines, the death of her son, return from the grave of her father, and her affair with Phil Mitchell which brought in 23.5 million viewers. Anita praised Letitia's commitment to EastEnders and the varying story lines that she had been in. Accepting the award last night (June 11), she said that it was only a week since her supportive father had passed away. She is quirky, funny, talented, glamorous, and iconic." She told ITV viewers : "I lost my daddy a week ago so this is for him. Letitia Dean, the iconic EastEnders actor who has appeared on more than 2000 episodes, revealed sad family news after accepting an award last night.