EastEnders star Lacey Turner remembers June Brown as being ‘young at heart’

June Brown, who played chain-smoking Dot Cotton on the BBC soap for more than 30 years, died at her home on Sunday aged 95

EastEnders star Lacey Turner remembers ‘young at heart’ June Brown (Andy Butterton/PA)

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner said she could chat to June Brown “like she was a friend of the same age” – despite their age difference.

Brown, who played chain-smoking Dot Cotton on the BBC soap for more than 30 years, died at her home on Sunday aged 95.