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June Brown obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor best known for playing Dot Cotton in the BBC’s long-running soap EastEnders

The Guardian - UK

June Brown: EastEnders stars pay tribute to iconic actress who played Dot Cotton for 35 years

June passed away yesterday, April 3, at the age of 95

Bristol Post

How June Brown was completely different to EastEnders icon Dot Cotton in real life

EastEnders legend June Brown, who played Dot Cotton on the BBC soap since 1985, has died aged 95

Daily Mirror

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June Brown: Fans remember EastEnders star’s unlikely friendship with Lady Gaga

The unlikely friendship blossomed on The Graham Norton Show in 2013

Evening Standard

June Brown's iconic EastEnders scenes as Dot Cotton - Jim proposal to Nick's heroin death

EastEnders icon Dot Cotton will forever live in soap fans' hearts as one of the best characters of all time

Daily Mirror

June Brown 'longed for a companion' in her final years after losing two husbands

June Brown lost first husband John Garley to suicide when she was just 29 and Robert Arnold, the father of her five children, to dementia almost 20 years ago and longed for one last romance

Daily Mirror

June Brown deserved more than what EastEnders often gave her

The actor behind the legendary Dot Cotton – who has died at the age of 95 – always seemed to be fighting for more risks and more opportunities to show what she could do, writes Adam White

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EastEnders fans share their memories of actress and soap icon June Brown

Many have been sharing clips of the star with Lady Gaga on the Graham Norton Show

Wales Online

The unlikely friendship between June Brown and Lady Gaga

When she met the Dot Cotton actress, Gaga knew she was in the presence of an icon

Wales Online

June Brown wrote that she blamed herself for her first husband's suicide in biography

The late EastEnders star was married twice – but her first husband, the actor John Garley, sadly took his own life in 1957. June wrote in her book, Before The Year Dot, that she blamed herself for John's death.

Daily Mirror

June Brown as a young woman who changed the world of soaps

EastEnders star June Brown saw her face become instantly recognisable with her iconic character Dot Cotton when she left the stage behind her to pursue her acting with the BBC soap and stayed for an impressive 35 years

Daily Mirror

Adam Woodyatt hits out at refusal to make June Brown a Dame despite EastEnders campaign

EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt was among the first of soap legend June Brown's former cast members to pay tribute to the actress, who played fan favourite Dot Cotton since 1985

Daily Mirror

June Brown wanted to be buried at sea - and even had her coffin picked out

Eastenders legend June Brown, who has died at the age of 95, told an interviewer in 2013 she had her funeral all planned out - and reminded herself she needed to order her coffin

Daily Mirror

How June Brown clinched EastEnders role after chance suggestion from another soap legend

June Brown has brought lots of laughter to millions of fans over the years, as Dot Cotton in EastEnders, but revealed years later that she almost didn't get the role

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Daily Mirror

Inside June Brown's life - children, husband and devastating off screen heartbreak

Iconic actress June Brown recovered from the devastatingly early deaths of her husband, two young siblings and her daughter to become a television great and a national treasure

Daily Mirror

June Brown's heartbreaking double childhood tragedy that changed her life forever

EastEnders icon June Brown, who tragically died on Sunday night at the age of 95, was left devastated when she lost her big sister when she was just eight and her newborn brother

Daily Mirror

June Brown's surprising friendship with Lady Gaga – sharing wine and nightclub invite

June Brown and Lady Gaga hit it off while appearing on The Graham Norton Show back in 2013, which soon led to a very surprising friendship. Lady Gaga even invited the soap icon to a nightclub in London

Daily Mirror

June Brown wanted to apologise to Queen after awkward remark at MBE meeting

EastEnders' Dot Cotton actress June Brown, who has sadly died at the age of 95, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2008 - but her encounter with Her Majesty didn't go as smoothly as June had hoped

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Manchester Evening News

Fans remember June Brown for 'iconic' moment she met Lady Gaga on the Graham Norton Show as EastEnders cast pay tribute

Tributes have been pouring in for Dot Cotton actress June Brown following her death, aged 95

Daily Record

June Brown's Dot Cotton best bits on EastEnders as soap legend dies age 95

The soap world is in mourning as it is announced BBC EastEnders' icon June Brown, who played Dot Cotton since 1985, has sadly passed away.

Wales Online

Tributes pour in for EastEnders Dot Cotton actress June Brown as beloved soap star dies aged 95

"I’m lost for words, something June never was"

Liverpool Echo

EastEnders legend June Brown and Lady Gaga's cute friendship

The women instantly formed a connection through their witty humour and snappy comebacks

Daily Mirror

EastEnders' June Brown and Barbara Windsor's clashes and heartbreaking last phone call

EastEnders legend June Brown, who played Dot Cotton on the BBC soap since 1985, has died aged 95

Liverpool Echo

June Brown dead: Dotty Cotton star says goodbye to 'Grandma Dot'

Milly Zero paid a heartfelt tribute to her on-screen grandmother June Brown

Daily Mirror

June Brown's secret to 95 years of long life was 'doing exactly as you damn well please'

June Brown has sadly passed away at age 95. She previously spoke about her secret to a long life and said that it is 'doing exactly as you damn well please' and indulging on fags, Guinness and chocolate

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