Day two of our British Soap Awards nominee list, and this time hecklerspray and betfair.com are going to fill you in on who’s up for Best Actor.

It’s been said that being a male actor in a soap is a lot like working at McDonalds. You work long hours, you get screamed at a lot by fat people, your skin goes shiny from all the grease and you get free happy meals at the end of each day.

OK, look, it was the best analogy we could come up with…

The nominees, and their latest odds are:

Shane Ritchie – Most famous for Saturday morning children’s gameshow Run The Risk, apparently now in Eastenders. Current odds – 7/4

Nigel Harman – Most famous for an Oxo advert when he was 8, now an incest-loving Eastenders type. Current odds – 5/2

Simon Gregson – Failed RAF pilot, has played Steve McDonald in Coronation Street roughly since the moment of his conception. Current Odds – 11/4

Bill Ward – Confusingly not the drummer from Black Sabbath, actually an abusive builder from Coronation Street. Current odds – 4/1

Anthony Cotton – Invented a ghastly-sounding show called Having It Off, now plays a bingo caller in Coronation Street. Current odds – 10/1

Perry Fenwick – Once had trials for Leighton Orient FC, now a rat-faced wannabe gangster in Eastenders. Current odds – 20/1

Mark Charnock – Played a policeman in Coronation Street, played a policeman in Eastenders, now plays a Dingle in Emmerdale. Current odds – 31/1

Jeff Hordley – Celebrity sufferer of Crohns Disease, the Dingle in Emmerdale that looks most like Liam Gallagher. Current odds – 31/1

David Easter – The Pharoh in Joseph And His Big Colourful Coat, or whatever it was called, now in Family Affairs. Current odds – 31/1

As always, there are names nestling around the 35/1 mark, like the man who used to put his hands up animal’s arses in that vet programme.

There are plenty of other nominees for you to take a look at. Go to the ‘Special Bets’ section of Betfair.com, weigh up your options, put a bet on, win loads of cash and then keep it a secret from your husband. That’ll teach him to stare at your sister’s tits every time he sees her, won’t it?

[story by Stuart Heritage]