Coronation Street's Maureen Lipman receives 3 Inside Soap Awards nods

Maureen Lipman is up for three prizes at this year's Inside Soap Awards.

The 'Coronation Street' star, who portrays Evelyn Plummer in the ITV1 soap, has a nod for Best Actress, Best Comic Performance, and Best Partnership ahead of the ceremony, which will take place in London in September.

Maureen is up against her fellow cobbles stars Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) and Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow) in the Best Actress category, as well as the likes of EastEnders' Danielle Harold, whose character Lola Pearce-Brown died of a brain tumour earlier this year.

Albert Square star Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean), and 'Emmerdale' trio Claire King (Kim Tate), Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle), and Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk) are among those who also have nods in the category, as does Hollyoaks' Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen).

Maureen and David Neilson (Roy Cropper) are up for the Best Partnership prize, alongside the likes of Corrie's Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Sally and Tim Metcalfe), EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal and Heather Peace (Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin), Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock (Paddy and Marlon Dingle), and 'Hollyoaks' pair Ruby O'Donnell and Niamh Blackshaw (Peri Lomax and Juliet Nightingale).

What's more, Maureen has a nod in the Best Comic Performance category.

She will face stiff competition from the likes of her fellow Weatherfield resident Patti Clare (Mary Taylor), as well as 'EastEnders' pair Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater) and Shane Richie (Alfie Moon); Emmerdale's Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) and Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope); and Hollyoaks' Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen) and Diane Langton (Marlena 'Nana' McQueen).

Maureen's co-star David is up for Best Actor alongside Corrie's Peter Ash (Paul Foreman) and Ryan Prescott, whose character Ryan Connor was the victim of an horrific acid attack this year.

Other stars who took on traumatic plots in 2023 include Jamie Borthwick, who also has a Best Actor nod.

His 'EastEnders' character Jay Brown was heavily involved in his on-screen wife Lola's brain tumour storyline, as was Perry Fenwick, who plays Lola's grandfather Billy Mitchell.

Isabella Brown, who portrays Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce, is up for the Young Performer accolade.

She will face off against the likes of 'Corrie' pair Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape) and Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman), as well as her Albert Square co-star Lillia Turner (Lily Slater).

'EastEnders', 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale' and 'Hollyoaks' are up for the big prize of the night - Best Soap.

Inside Soap Awards voting opens midday on Tuesday 4 July, and votes can be placed via the form in the magazine or on www.insidesoap.co.uk.

The full list of Inside Soap Awards 2023 nominations:

Best Actress

Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley, Coronation Street)

Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow, Coronation Street)

Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)

Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown, EastEnders)

Diane Parish (Denise Fox, EastEnders)

Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean, EastEnders)

Claire King (Kim Tate, Emmerdale)

Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle, Emmerdale)

Louise Jameson (Mary Goskirk, Emmerdale)

Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Lucy-Jo Hudson (Donna-Marie Quinn, Hollyoaks)

Nikki Sanderson (Maxine Minniver, Hollyoaks)

Best Actor

David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)

Peter Ash (Paul Foreman, Coronation Street)

Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor, Coronation Street)

James Farrar (Zack Hudson, EastEnders)

Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown, EastEnders)

Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)

Dominic Brunt (Paddy Dingle, Emmerdale)

Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale)

Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson, Emmerdale)

Gregory Finnegan (James Nightingale, Hollyoaks)

Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox, Hollyoaks)

Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood, Hollyoaks)

Best Villain

Andrew Still (Justin Rutherford, Coronation Street)

Todd Boyce (Stephen Reid, Coronation Street)

Aaron Thiara (Ravi Gulati, EastEnders)

William Ellis (Theo Hawthorne, EastEnders)

Jane Gurnett (Faye Helders, Emmerdale)

William Ash (Caleb Miligan, Emmerdale)

Angus Castle-Doughty (Eric Foster, Hollyoaks)

Glynis Barber (Norma Crow, Hollyoaks)

Best Comic Performance

Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)

Patti Clare (Mary Taylor, Coronation Street)

Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)

Shane Richie (Alfie Moon, EastEnders)

Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock, Emmerdale)

Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope, Emmerdale)

Chelsee Healey (Goldie McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Diane Langton (Marlena 'Nana' McQueen, Hollyoaks)

Best Newcomer

Channique Sterling-Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey, Coronation Street)

Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)

Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater, EastEnders)

Harriet Thorpe (Elaine Peacock, EastEnders)

Flo Wilson (Claudette Anderson, Emmerdale)

Lewis Cope (Nicky Miligan, Emmerdale)

Jemma Donovan (Rayne Royce, Hollyoaks)

Jon-Paul Bell (Beau Ramsey, Hollyoaks)

Best Partnership

David Neilson and Maureen Lipman (Roy Cropper and Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)

Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Sally and Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street)

Balvinder Sopal and Heather Peace (Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin, EastEnders)

Emma Barton and Perry Fenwick (Honey and Billy Mitchell, EastEnders)

Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock (Paddy and Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale)

Kevin Mathurin and Rebecca Sarker (Charles Anderson and Manpreet Sharma, Emmerdale)

Anna Passey and Matthew James Bailey (Sienna Blake and Ethan Williams, Hollyoaks)

Ruby O'Donnell and Niamh Blackshaw (Peri Lomax and Juliet Nightingale, Hollyoaks)

Best Young Performer

Isabella Flanagan (Hope Stape, Coronation Street)

Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)

Isabella Brown (Lexi Pearce, EastEnders)

Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)

Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas, Emmerdale)

Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope, Emmerdale)

Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes, Hollyoaks)

Jayden Fox (Bobby Costello, Hollyoaks)

Best Family

The Platts (Coronation Street)

The Winter-Browns (Coronation Street)

The Mitchells (EastEnders)

The Trueman-Fox-Brannings (EastEnders)

The Andersons (Emmerdale)

The Dingles (Emmerdale)

The Maaliks (Hollyoaks)

The McQueens (Hollyoaks)

Best Storyline

Amy did not consent (Coronation Street)

Daisy's stalker/acid attack (Coronation Street)

Loving and losing Lola (EastEnders)

Whitney and Zack say goodbye to Peach (EastEnders)

Caleb plots to destroy Kim (Emmerdale)

Paddy's suicidal thoughts (Emmerdale)

Incel Eric targets Maxine and Mason (Hollyoaks)

Juliet's cancer battle (Hollyoaks)

Best Showstopper

Acid attack (Coronation Street)

Gemma and Chesney's wedding (Coronation Street)

Mick jumps off a cliff to save Linda and Janine (EastEnders)

Cindy Beale: back from the dead! (EastEnders)

Marlon saves Paddy (Emmerdale)

The storm/50th anniversary (Emmerdale)

Maxine's long walk home (Hollyoaks)

Silas' revenge/carnival horror (Hollyoaks)

Best Daytime Star

Chris Walker (Rob Hollins, Doctors)

Dex Lee (Bear Sylvester, Doctors)

Jan Pearson (Karen Hollins, Doctors)

Kia Pegg (Scarlett Kiernan, Doctors)

Ada Nicodemou (Leah Poulos, Home and Away)

Jacqui Purvis (Felicity Newman, Home and Away)

James Stewart (Justin Morgan, Home and Away)

Matt Evans (Theo Poulos, Home and Away)

Best Drama Star

Charles Venn (Jacob Masters, Casualty)

Elinor Lawless (Stevie Nash, Casualty)

Kirsty Mitchell (Faith Cadogan, Casualty)

Nigel Harman (Max Cristie, Casualty)

Adam Abbou (Danny Lewis, Waterloo Road)

Adam Thomas (Donte Charles, Waterloo Road)

Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell, Waterloo Road)

Kym Marsh (Nicky Walters, Waterloo Road)

Best Soap

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale

Hollyoaks