June Brown has quit EastEnders as Dot Cotton
 

Don’t feel good about linking The Sun so I’ve removed the link but felt this was a big news story. Not giving the tabloids the clicks anymore!

IM SCREECHING @ the limerick ending her time of 35 years that’s why I posted it here

Kate Oates - MURDERER!!!

A shame that of all the people to have been in the show, after all those years, not to get a final storyline.

Omg I hope they can tempt her back with an amazing exit storyline :( legend who deserves nothing less

Ooo I say.

In all honesty I think leaving Dot in Ireland is fine, I'd hate to see a Peggy rehash and watch Dot suffer, leaving her happy with family seems really nice after all she's been through.

Good riddance. She was well past her sell by date.

Very True

The Old Smoker.....................

I'm hearing that she quit to have more time for The Masked Singer series two rehearsals

I think she is the right person for a peaceful exit like that. What was her last storyline?

I don't think Dot needs an exit storyline tbh. With her being 93 irl it just makes sense that she moves away and dies offscreen since June is likely to follow suit shortly after. Killing her off would be too insensitive to the fact that June is so close to death herself~

I wouldnt say she is close to death

No true Eastenders fan will ever say that

I love her character as Dot, but she probably wants to take it easy at her age and enjoy other things, will miss her though.

Haven’t watched EastEnders for a long time but it’s sad that she's leaving the show.

Bit harsh :laugh:

Just think, she's washed Phil Mitchell's dirty underpants.

Thrown her toys out of the pram because she didn’t get a main storyline? Bye, she’s not needed anyway, she hasn’t been good since she bumped off Nick

Yes this exactly.

The disrespect for Dorothy Cotton is shameful.

She's been doing her thing as Dot, longer than most you have been alive.

Ditto. She was no Pauline, Pat or even Peggy.

And why’s that?

Because she ie part of the furniture and has given the best part of her career to the show and is a good enough actress to carry on

It is a shame.

The show's last of that generation.

Doesn’t mean she’s been any more than a kindly supporting character for years and years. Indispensable she isn’t.

She is in her 90s what do you expect? Her to be getting pregnant by teenagers, jumping from cars, becoming a gangster and getting pissed and making a fool of herself?

it doesn't stop Kat

Dot and Kat did great scenes together.

Longevity and status doesn’t put a character above criticism or personal preference.

Nick wins the lottery and gives it all to ma.

Also I'm sure Insyrance will only allow her to do so many hours at her age

What’s that got to do with what I said?

Well if the insurance company say they will only insure her if she works on a certain contract it makes it even harder to be in every scene and every episode

Doesn’t mean she was unanimously liked even when she was more prominent. People are allowed to have their likes and dislikes.

Not like she has done anything to be hated

She ****ing murdered ethel ffs.:fist::fist::fist:

Very persuasive woman was Ethel. How could you say "no" to her?