For her portrayal of Kirsty , Gumede received the Best Newcomer accolade at The British Soap Awards 2012 . She was later nominated for Best Soap Newcomer at the TVChoice Awards and Most Popular Newcomer at the 18th National Television Awards . Gumede won Best Bitch at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards . In Digital Spy 's 2012 end of year reader poll , Kirsty 's domestic abuse storyline with Tyrone won Best Storyline with 28.3 % of the vote
18th National Television Awards
18th National Television Awards
Kirsty Soames