British soap awards 'bomb threat' - stars forced to flee swanky after party

The British Soap Awards after party came to a dramatic end last night after stars were asked to evacuate the building over an alleged bomb threat. The event was held at London's Hackney

Town Hall after the awards, which was hosted by TV presenter Jane McDonald, actor Sir David Jason and Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb. However, a source has exclusive told The Mirror

that attendees were suddenly asked to leave the venue shortly before 1am after the event had reportedly received a bomb threat. "We all got evacuated just before 1am. No reason was

given at first and security came round and told us we had to leave immediately," our source said. "As we all waited in the street outside, security told us there had been a bomb

threat. We weren't allowed back in the building so people started making their way home." In a video shared with The Mirror, some of TV's biggest soap stars can be seen

waiting outside the venue as more evacuate - with the likes of EastEnders' Tameka Empson and former Hollyoaks star Emmett J Scanlan among them. A show source also told The Mirror:

"Owing to a security alert after the recording of the awards, it was necessary to evacuate the after party venue. Everyone was cleared from the building safely." The Mirror has

contacted ITV and the Metropolitan Police for comment. Last night's British Soap Awards saw EastEnders win big, with the BBC show beating Emmerdale, Corrie and Hollyoaks to take home

Best British Soap. The series walked away with a total of eight gongs - including Best Dramatic Performance for Steve McFadden and Best Single Episode for Phil Mitchell's psychosis.

Meanwhile, Hollyoaks won three awards, Emmerdale took home two and Coronation Street walked away with just one - the Outstanding Achievement Award to David Neilson, who has played Roy

Cropper for 30 years. ITV, BBC and Channel 4's biggest stars walked the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, with Jorgie Porter and Tina O'Brien both stunning in the same Oh Polly

dress. EastEnders' Jacqueline Jossa spoke to The Mirror in an exclusive chat, revealing that Lauren Branning's latest storyline about her sight-impaired baby was "tough"

to film. "It has has really pulled the heart strings, especially being a mum," she said. She also addressed the rumours around her on-screen dad Jake Wood, who plays Max Branning,

returning to the soap. She said: "They don’t tell me anything because I am the worst at keeping secrets!" The British Soap Awards are set to air on ITV1 and ITVX at 8pm on Thursday

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