Jane McDonald replaces Schofield as British Soap Awards host

Jane McDonald volition regenerate Philip Schofield arsenic the big of this weekend's British Soap Awards.

She is champion known arsenic a singer, Loose Women panellist and presenter of Bafta-winning Channel 5 series Cruising With Jane McDonald.

McDonald volition big Saturday's amusement successful Salford earlier it is connected ITV connected Tuesday.

Schofield stepped down from his presenting commitments connected the transmission aft admitting to having an matter with a younger unit subordinate astatine ITV.

The soap awards volition spot 5 dramas - Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks are up for the biggest prizes.

"This twelvemonth I've been honoured to beryllium mentioned successful Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale... I can't hold to spot each our fantastic soap nominees and observe each their hard enactment with them," she added.

Schofield, said past week: "I americium painfully conscious that I person lied to my employers astatine ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and truthful the nationalist and astir importantly of each to my family.

"I americium truthful very, precise sorry, arsenic I americium for having been unfaithful to my wife."

ITV has present asked a barrister to pb a reappraisal into its handling of a narration betwixt Schofield and his colleague.