Have soaps had their day?

With a decline in the number of people tuning in as viewers turn to streaming, we ask...

YES

'We have so much more choice now' 

Cat Merrick, 44, is a yoga teacher and wellbeing guide. She lives in Shrewsbury with her husband and their two children.

When I was younger I watched the soaps with my family. After all, we had a vested interest. My dad's cousin is Kathy Jamieson who had parts in Coronation Street and her husband is John McCardle who played Billy Corkhill in Brookside.

When I went to university and lived in a shared house, the soaps were something we all watched together, Neighbours and EastEnders becoming must-see television. But as TV started opening up to more channels, soaps suddenly weren't so popular with me.