British Soap Awards bomb scare leaves stars in panic as they evacuate the scene
The biggest night in soapland descended into chaos after the British Soap Awards faced a bomb threat and the biggest stars in the UK were forced to flee the venue11:04, 01 Jun 2025The British Soap Awards was threatened with a bomb scare.The award show took place on 31 May at London’s Hackney Empire and was hosted by acting royalty Jane McDonald, David Jason and Larry Lamb.However, the night did not go to plan as the stars were ordered to emergency evacuate the premises just before 1am. A source spoke to The Mirror about the incident and said: “It was total panic. Security rushed around and told everyone to get out immediately.””At first, they didn’t say why, but soon we were told there was a bomb threat. Everyone was left standing outside, confused and shocked.”They added: “It was surreal. One minute we were celebrating, the next we were out on the pavement wondering what was going on.”Jack P Shepherd was in attendance(Image: More