It was his powerful performance of Phil Mitchell's mental health battle that earned him the award, something he's been portraying on the soap for a while, but peaked around the 40th anniversary celebrations earlier this year with a flashback episode where Phil faced his demons from his past head-on.
"In all honesty, I just get the script and I just do the best I can with it, whatever story I get given," McFadden said. "But this particular story obviously touches a lot of people. Those people that haven't got a voice, those people that people don't listen to, and to be given such an important storyline was an honour for me.
"I'm very happy that it landed as well as it did, because it obviously touched people and had a massive effect, which I'm chuffed to bits about."
Speaking about his impressive 35 years on the soap, McFadden was keen to praise the writers who've supplied him with many excellent storylines over the decades.
"It's the writers, producers and directors that push you and pull you to the edge of your limits and capabilities and I appreciate that, and sometimes makes it a tough job, but that's what brings out the best in each one of us. I'm grateful for that."
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