RIP June Brown

This is actually heartbreaking tbh.

June Muriel Brown OBE was an English actress and author. She was best known for her role as Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985–1993; 1997–2020). In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards and received the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Soap Awards.

Brown was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity, and promoted OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours. In 2009, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, making her the second performer to receive a BAFTA nomination for their work in a soap opera, after Jean Alexander. In February 2020 she announced that she had left EastEnders permanently, at the age of 93.

Brown died on 3 April 2022, at the age of 95. On the announcement of her death, the following day, EastEnders paid tribute to Brown and posted condolences from several of her former co-stars on social media, including Natalie Cassidy, Diane Parish, Emma Barton, Shona McGarty, Adam Woodyatt and Letitia Dean. The episode broadcast that evening was dedicated to her memory. Following this, the documentary June Brown: A Walford Legend, which originally aired in 2017, to celebrate Brown's 90th birthday, and her 2011 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, were aired on BBC One, in a change to the original schedule.

actually heartbreaking?

Was 95. Has anyone here even watched Eastenders, ever?

R.i.p.

This is actually heartbreaking tbh.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^She had a good run, though.

Not to mention reportedly one of the nicest celebrities. Also to Nuke, I'm pretty sure EE is the most-watched of the big 4 soaps (EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, and Hollyoaks).

It helps they're (usually) well-acted, way better then american soaps.

The question remains, has anyone on this board even watched an episode of Eastenders, ever?

Originally posted by Jmanghan
[B]I'm not denying that, but she was probably the oldest (still acting) soap opera actress ever.

The quote below is great. My kinda gal! 😆

Interviewed by Radio Times in 2019, Brown insisted she would continue with her seven-decade smoking habit, and go on drinking her preferred tipples of Guinness and wine, as she had reached an age when tips on living longer were of little interest to her.

Originally posted by Nuke Nixon
The question remains, has anyone on this board even watched an episode of Eastenders, ever?

Nope, Maybe if they're from the UK they most likely have.

I meant no disrespect, it's just the OP statement that it was heartbreaking was a bit over the top, I mean the lady had a well established career and lasted to 95 a feat few get to accomplish in the entertainment industry.