EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt has said that he had ‘no idea’ as he paid a ‘magical’ tribute to his co-star of over 30 years.

The popular Ian Beale actor has been on the BBC soap since its first episode all the way back in 1985 and has experienced every era of the programme.

Wednesday night (September 10) saw Adam heading to London’s O2 with his castmates for the annual National Television Awards .

EastEnders was the big winner of the soap awards on the night, taking home its fourteenth Best Serial Drama statue at the end of the evening.

Adam joined his castmates onstage, as Patrick Trueman actor Rudolph Walker branded them a ‘big family’ after viewers voted for them over Coronation Street , Emmerdale , Hollyoaks and Casualty.

The big moment of the evening arrived earlier in

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