EastEnders’ postpartum storyline and Lacey Turner’s performance gain recognition at British Soap Awards 2016

EastEnders star Lacey Turner has picked up the Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance awards at this year’s British Soap Awards for her critically acclaimed work portraying Stacey’s postpartum psychosis.

During her speech, Turner mentioned post-partum psychosis and acknowledged the support of mental health charities Mind and Bipolar UK as well as campaigners with lived experience Kathryn Grant and Eve Canavan.

EastEnders also won the Best Storyline award for Stacey’s Postpartum Psychosis storyline.

Our thanks go to Clare Dolman, our Vice Chair, for all her hard work supporting EastEnders with the storyline. You can read Clare’s EastEnders blogs here and here.

Watch Lacey’s acceptance speech below.