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MYSTERIOUS: June brown - What They Never Told You

EastEnders star reveals why she decided to leave soap after 30 years

Natalie Cassidy left the long-running BBC series earlier this year

The Independent UK

Former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy says leaving soap is ‘freeing’

Cassidy told Prima magazine she enjoyed working with many of the older actresses on the soap and she would not be averse to returning.

Evening Standard

BBC issues apology after EastEnders star uses racial slur on live radio

Later in the episode, the presenter, Sarah Montague, issued an apology for the language used during the interview

Evening Standard

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‘Happy Christmas, Ange!’ EastEnders’ 40 most memorable moments – from Dirty Den to Dot Cotton

There were landmark gay kisses, characters who returned from the dead and the biggest earrings ever seen on screen. As the soap turns 40, we round-up Walford’s weirdest, wildest and most heartbreaking scenes

The Guardian - UK

Paul O'Grady honoured at BBC soap awards as viewers slam 'missing' tribute to EastEnders icon

The late Lily Savage star was honoured during the ceremony on ITV following his tragic death in March, but viewers fumed over one soap legend they believed was missing from the memorial segment.

Daily Record

British Soap Awards viewers 'in bits' as Paul O'Grady honoured but fume over 'missing' tribute

The comedian and TV and radio star was honoured during the ceremony on ITV following his tragic death in March

Manchester Evening News

British Soap Awards 'snub' Dot's funeral as EastEnders viewers furious

EastEnders viewers were left angry with the results of this year's British Soap Awards as a moving episode lost out

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Jacqueline Jossa teases EastEnders return after Dot's emotional funeral scenes

Jacqueline Jossa, who played Lauren Branning in EastEnders between 2010 and 2018, insists she is "not ready to let go" to the popular BBC soap opera

Daily Mirror

Inside EastEnders legend June Brown's will - staggering net worth and who she left fortune to

Soap legend June Brown made her fortune on EastEnders but had appeared on a number of well-known programmes such as Coronation Street and Doctor Who prior to getting the part

Daily Mirror

‘Has he had a perm?’: Jamie Oliver shows off his odd new ‘Dot Cotton-style’ curls

The TV Chef’s wife, Jools, marked Valentine’s Day with a snap of him sporting the fresh haircut

Evening Standard

Jacqueline Jossa addresses EastEnders return rumours as she refuses to rule out going back

Jacqueline Jossa stepped back into the shoes of her character Lauren Branning this year and has now addressed rumours she could return to EastEnders full-time

Daily Mirror

Celebrity deaths 2022: Queen Elizabeth II, Robbie Coltrane and other stars we have lost

The ECHO remembers some of the treasured stars and notable people we lost over the past 12 months

Liverpool Echo

Celebrity deaths 2022: The famous faces who have passed away this year

As we lived through another extraordinary year, 2022 has dealt many sad blows

Manchester Evening News

Jacqueline Jossa 'to return to EastEnders' after 'secret talks' with BBC soap bosses

Jacqueline Jossa stepped back into the shoes of her character Lauren Branning this year and is now reportedly set to return to EastEnders full-time

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Evening Standard

Jacqueline Jossa teases EastEnders return after appearance at Dot Branning’s funeral

The star played Lauren Branning in the BBC soap until 2018

Chronicle Live

Celebrities we lost in 2022 including Robbie Coltrane, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John and June Brown

This year we sadly said goodbye to The Wanted star Tom Parker, BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, The Railway Children's Bernard Cribbins, and many more

The Independent UK

EastEnders star Brian Conley recalls hilarious backhanded compliment from a stranger

Actor entertained his hosts with a number of lively anecdotes about his time on the hit BBC soap

Daily Mirror

EastEnders Dot Cotton funeral episodes 'made us remember how great this show used to be'

EastEnders paid tribute to the late soap legend June Brown's character Dot Cotton in two episodes this week as Albert Square bid a fond farewell to Dot Cotton, pulling in the most viewers this year

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Daily Mirror

EastEnders fans floored as another legend returns to reignite romance after Ian appearance

Fans of the BBC soap were given another surprise return on Tuesday evening, when Keanu Taylor walked back into Walford after almost three years away

Daily Mirror

EastEnders share behind the scenes look at emotional filming for Dot's funeral

EastEnders have given fans an insight into behind the scenes of the emotional filming of Dot Branning's funeral, which had fans in tears as it aired on the BBC soap yesterday evening

Evening Standard

EastEnders: June Brown’s real-life children attended Dot Cotton’s funeral as residents say last goodbye

Did you spot them? Three of Brown’s five adult children could be seen sitting on the same row as Dot’s great-nephew Reiss Colwell

Wales Online

Old EastEnders characters return to remember Dot in tribute episode

Past-and-present Albert Square residents return to the show to pay their respects

Daily Mirror

EastEnders fans floored as Ian Beale makes brief appearance at Dot's funeral as return teased

The BBC One camera panned to a hidden Ian Beale in the trees by the church as EastEnders aired heartbreaking scenes with Dot Cotton was laid to rest in Walford

Evening Standard

EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy details Dot Cotton’s ‘gentle’ funeral episode: ‘It’s a proper send-off for her’

The actress, who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC soap, described the upcoming poignant instalment as ‘gentle’

Daily Mirror

EastEnders fans struggle to work out how Whitney Dean is related to Dot Cotton

The soap is gearing up to say farewell to one of it's most treasured characters this week. Dot Cotton's character June Brown passed away earlier this year at the age of 95. But as the show prepares for the funeral, some fans were confused about the family ties

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