A leaked report before the British Soap Awards claimed that EastEnders had won all the major gongs.

The list of alleged award winners was revealed to the media several hours before the soap stars arrived on the red carpet, according to the Daily Star.

The cast of Coronation Street were apparently annoyed by the rumours and were subdued on their way into the ceremony.

A ITV source said: "Results are never released until the winners are inside. But for some reason there were claims EastEnders had won some of the biggest awards.

"It ruined the night for a lot of people. The Corrie crew felt like a bunch of losers before they'd actually lost anything. It was a dirty tricks campaign worthy of any sinister soap storyline."

EastEnders won four accolades at the ceremony including best soap, best storyline, best dramatic performance by an adult and best dramatic performance by a child star.