experienced a major technical error minutes into the awards cerermony as host Jane MacDonald opened the two-hour-long programme. On Thursday (June 5), viewers tuned in from up and down the country to see soap stars from EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks will be seen hitting the red carpet as they dazzle at a night of celebration.
The night will see the public vote for their winners in categories including Best Leading Performer, Villain of the Year, Best Comedy Performance and Best British Soap. Meanwhile, the expert judging panel will choose their winners for Best Family, Best Dramatic Performance, Scene of the Year, Best On-Screen Partnership, Best Newcomer, Best Young Performer, Best storyline and Best Single Episode. But minutes into the programme, fans watching along on ITVX were brought to a halt when the screen went black.
A moment later, a message popped up on screen which read: "We're sorry for the disruption". It didn't take long before fans flooded to X - formerly known as Twitter - to share their complaints online.
One user penned: "We're sorry for the disruption on #itv just as the 'britishsoapawards is about to start" as another agreed: "#BritishSoapAwards 'The award for the worst transmission failure message goes to...' [laughing emoji]."
A third echoed: "Anyone got issues with ITV? #BritishSoapAwards." Express.co.uk has reached out to ITV for a comment.
Although the presenter didn't address the technical issue, the show continued without a hitch as she greeted this year's winner's on the main stage.
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