British Soap Awards 2019: Sue Nicholls is ‘gobsmacked’ as she wins Outstanding Achievement gong for 40-year Coronation Street tenure… and receives a special message from one-time co-star Sir Ian McKellen
She first stepped onto the cobbles in 1979 and has starred as Audrey Roberts for a staggering 40 years.
And Sue Nicholls beamed with pride as she walked onstage to collect the Outstanding Achievement trophy at the British Soap Awards for her exceptional service to acting in Coronation Street.
The ITV legend, 75, wore an elegant midnight blue dress with a jewelled brooch – as Sir Ian McKellen, who appeared on the soap in 2005, congratulated the star in a touching personalised video.
Outstanding: Sue Nicholls beamed with pride as she walked onstage to collect the Outstanding Achievement trophy at the British Soap Awards for her exceptional service to acting in Coronation Street
Sue looked exceptional in the chic ensemble, wearing glittering statement earrings and her honey-blonde locks styled in a perfect do.
As she made a speech, the Corrie star cracked a joke about paying the audience to be there before exclaiming that she was ‘gobsmacked’.
And the star was treated to a blast from the past with a congratulations from Ian McKellen, who made in a short appearance in the show as dodgy novelist Mel Hutchwright.
‘Hello Audrey, of my dear Audrey, it’s Mel! Do you remember? Mel, long time no see’, he quipped in the pre-recorded message.
Congratulations: Sir Ian McKellen, who appeared on the soap in 2005, congratulated the star in a touching personalised video
Sensational: The ITV legend, 75, wore an elegant midnight blue dress with a jewelled brooch
Award winner: Sue looked exceptional in the chic ensemble, wearing glittering statement earrings and her honey-blonde locks styled in a perfect do
‘Anyway love, I hear that congratulations are in order and I’m only sorry I’m not there to be with you this evening, truth be told’.
Coronation Street fans were quick to praise Sue Nicholl for her well-deserved award, with some even going as far to say she is a ‘national treasure’.
‘All hail Queen Sue Nicholls, outstanding actress winning the outstanding achievement award. Extremely well deserved, she is a national treasure’, one Twitter user wrote.
‘Congratulations for Outstanding Achievement Award is Sue Nicholls, A worthy winner who has given memorable performance & has huge sense of humour & very talented as actress’, another said.
Veteran: As she made a speech, the Corrie star cracked a joke about paying the audience to be there before exclaiming that she was ‘gobsmacked’
Fabulous: Sue, who plays Audrey in the soap, styled her ensemble with silver stain heels
Blast from the past: The star was treated to a blast from the past with a congratulations from Ian McKellen, who made in a short appearance in the show as dodgy novelist Mel Hutchwright
‘Well done sue Nicholls you thoroughly deserve that award 40 years in Coronation Street’, another wrote.
Some viewers also spotted Helen Worth, who plays Audrey’s daughter Gail Platt, looking adoringly at Sue as she sweeped up the gong.
One said: ‘The way Helen Worth is looking at Sue Nicholls like it really is her mom up there #SoapAwards’.
Amazing: Mel entered the cobbles of only a short while before conning the street out of their cash
Back in the day: Sue first joined the cast of Corrie in 1979, as she made a shock arrival in Weatherfield after hearing of daughter Gail’s engagement
Another wrote: ‘The way Helen Worth is looking at Sue Nicholls #soapawards’.
Sue joined the cast of Corrie in 1979, when Audrey made an unexpected arrival in Weatherfield after hearing of daughter Gail’s engagement, and after several recurring stints, began appearing full time from 1985.
A majority of her early years of the soap revolved around Audrey’s marriage to Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley), who died of a heart attack on New Year’s Eve 1998.
Close: A majority of Sue’s early years on the soap revolved around her marriage to Alf Ramsey, who died on New Year’s Eve 1998
In the later years – after opening her own hair salon – Audrey struck up a romance with the charming Lewis Archer (played by Nigel Havers), but the schemer eventually cons Gail out of their savings, before fleeing Weatherfield.
Audrey was also close friends with Alma Haliwell (Amanda Barrie), and in tear-jerking scenes sat at her side when the supermarket manager passed away from cervical cancer in 2001.
Best friends: Audrey was also close to Alma Haliwell (Amanda Barrie), and stayed at her side when the supermarket manager passed away from cervical cancer in 2001
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