Five closely fought categories
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show should be on this list, but in its absence I’d give it to Mrs B.
Celebrity Juice is far too rude to be associated with Brucie, while Ant & Dec will be far too busy carrying all their other awards. As for Graham Norton? He never wins. It’s the law. 5. FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT Noms: Gogglebox, Ambulance, Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs, Diana, 6. BEST AT OVERCOMING ADVERSITY Suranne admitted last year she endured “20 years of bad dates” and had failed relationships with IT consultant Jim Phelan, Corrie co-star Jonathan Wrather and plumber Lorenzo Giove. She’s finally found happiness after marrying magazine editor Laurence Akers. They met at Corrie pal Sally Lindsay’s wedding in 2014. They wed months later and now have a toddler son. But it was bittersweet as she lost her mum Jenny at Christmas 2016 after a long illness. She said: “Becoming a mother and then losing your PERSONAL BATTLES Suranne with husband Laurence and, right, Sheridan in Funny Girl
7. BEST AT MAKING US SOB Suranne turned on the nation’s waterworks during the reunion with her sister at the end of Unforgiven, and with her pleading monologue to the camera in series two of Doctor Foster, as she begs son Tom to return home. But it was Sheridan, who may have started out on stage and in comedies, who has really got the tear-jerking credentials. Her portrayal of a young cancer victim in 2015’s The C Word managed to be funny and moving as she excelled in emotionally draining scenes, including therapy sessions and holidays with her husband Pete (Paul Nicholls) before her death. WINNER: SHERIDAN Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy A Gogglebox victory would be a fitting tribute to sofa legend Leon Bernicoff, who sadly died last month. But this one will come down to who the public loves the most out of the Royal Family and dogs. Did Paul O’Grady meet any corgis at Battersea by any chance? If he did then he can have the award and the royals can (kind of) share it with him.