内容摘要：She added: "It is important for us to be here to represent all of those faces on the wall and to be among like-minded people, some of whom are very angry and upset."

She added: "It is important for us to be here to represent all of those faces on the wall and to be among like-minded people, some of whom are very angry and upset."

Yarros, who could not attend the awards ceremony, sent a video message: "It has been a wild ride, and none of it would have happened without TikTok! Huge love to the #BookTok community."The shortlist at the TikTok Book Awards was chosen by a panel of figures from the literary and media world including the author Samantha Shannon, broadcaster Sara Cox and the CEO of the Publishers Association, Dan Conway.

But the winners came from TikTok's #BookTok community, with 82,000 people casting their votes online.TikTok says more than 35 million videos have been made using the hashtag "BookTok", making the sub-community one of the biggest on the platform.The awards were launched last year to celebrate some of the best-loved books, independent book shops, authors and creators that circulate on the social media platform.

Jack Edwards, who has been dubbed the "internet's resident librarian", sat on the judging panel for this year's shortlist."It was a privilege to be a judge, I feel really lucky to be here because the best thing that we can do is champion more creators, more bookstores and more books!"

Edwards has amassed more than

, but, despite his success in the #BookTok community, he started his career creating content on a different platform - YouTube."Everyone knows a Gwen, who is very particular about things, while everyone knows a Nessa, someone who you would call if you were in trouble."

Laura said there are no other comedy shows that represent Wales with quite the same impact, and re-watching the show still makes her emotional now."It was the absolute perfect ending, especially with the thanks to the people of Barry. I was bawling my eyes out on Christmas day," she said.

Laura said she can see people re-watching the show for years to come.If you're in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, and the surrounding areas, the figures also suggest you're 29% more likely to have watched the finale on BBC iPlayer.