‘I’ve left for good’: EastEnders’ June Brown ‘has QUIT the soap after 35 years as Dot Cotton and admits she will NEVER go back after being unhappy with her storylines’
June Brown has reportedly quit EastEnders after 35 years playing Dot Cotton.
The actress, 93, has decided to bow out of the soap after more than three decases as she was disappointed by the quality of her recent storylines.
According to The Sun, June said: ‘It’s almost as if I’ve been bereaved. I don’t want a retainer for EastEnders, I’ve left. I’ve left for good.
Saying goodbye: June Brown has reportedly quit EastEnders after 35 years playing Dot Cotton
‘I’ve sent her off to Ireland where she’ll stay. I’ve left EastEnders. I did make up a limerick. It’s a bit dirty.
‘I went back to do a good story. Alas and alack, when I got back it had gone up in smoke. I got a small part, a very small part. And that ended up as a big wet fart. Alas and alack, I will never go back.’
Dot made her first appearance on Albert Square in July 1985 as the mother of notorious criminal Nick Cotton.
The character, known for her chain-smoking, has been a staple of the show ever since and is one of its most beloved characters.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for EastEnders for comment.
Quitting: The actress has decided to bow out of the soap after more than three decases as she was disappointed by the quality of her recent storylines (pictured in 2013)