Jane McDonald "excited" to host British Soap Awards as Phillip Schofield dropped from show

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Jane McDonald has spoken of her 'excitement' after being announced as this year's host of the British Soap Awards. It comes as the singer and TV presenter has been chosen to replace regular ceremony host Philip Schofield - following his affair confession last week.

Taking to her Instagram account earlier today (June 1), the 60-year-old shared the news with her 205,000 followers. "I'm so excited to be this years host for The British Soap Awards!!" She wrote. "Everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale so this is just a dream come true.

I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them - roll on the awards, I can’t wait!" READ MORE: This Morning's Holly Willoughby spotted on holiday in Portugal during Philip Schofield affair scandal The event is set to take place Tuesday (June 6) on ITV and ITVX at 8pm inside The Lowry in Salford.

The deadline for viewers to send in their votes is tomorrow (June 2) at 5pm. The likes of Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks are all going head to head in hopes of winning a gong for a number of categories - including Best British Soap.