Hollyoaks actress Bronagh Waugh has been nominated for a National Television award and has likened it to winning a golden ticket.
Bronagh, maneater Cheryl in the Channel 4 soap, is up for best newcomer in a TV soap or drama.
The 27-year-old, who also appeared in the film Miss Conception alongside Heather Graham, will hit the red carpet at London’s 02 Arena later this month.
She said: “I am totally thrilled to have been picked. I am still in shock. Us actors are sensitive creatures and we need reassuring we are doing things right.
“I feel like a little kid who has won a golden ticket. I’m looking forward to seeing David Tennant and I’m hoping to touch Ant and Dec on the arm.”
Bronagh, who hails from Belfast and now lives in Liverpool, is up against James Sutton, from Emmerdale, Coronation Street’s Craig Gazey and EastEnder Neil McDermott.
Viewers will be shocked when her character Cheryl has a sordid affair with man-whore Calvin Valentine.
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