How old is dot from eastenders in real life

Aged 18, Dot married Charlie Cotton. The following year, he forced her to have an abortion; threatening to leave her if she did not, but left anyway. While Dot was giving birth to their son, Nick, Charlie was having an affair with her sister, Rose, in Liverpool. She raised Nick alone, with Charlie making unannounced returns and departures sporadically, and although Dot doted on Nick, she was not an affectionate mother.

She has a difficult life with a criminal husband, Charlie, and their son Nick. Charlie comes and goes, always treating Dot badly and stealing from her, until he dies in a lorry accident. Nick is also a criminal; he is involved in drugs, robberies and murder, and tries to cheat Dot out of her money.

He attempts to poison her to inherit her bingo winnings, but is unsuccessful. Despite Nick's deeds, Dot believes he can be redeemed. Dot also associates herself as Walford's Good Samaritan, often taking in residents when they are homeless. Amongst these include Colin Russell and Donna Ludlow, who becomes addicted to drugs. Dot believes that she can help Donna change for the better, but comes home one day to find Donna dead in her lounge.

It is concluded that she died after choking on her own vomit, and Dot is devastated. However, Dot causes trouble for certain residents too, although not intentionally. She is responsible for the break-up of Saeed Jeffery's marriage to Naima Jeffery. Due to the lack of lust in his marriage to Naima, Saeed begins visiting sex workers. After continual pressure, Naima relents and finally consummates her marriage to Saeed, improving things between the couple their marriage was arranged to begin with, much to their disliking , but their marital bliss is short-lived.

Naima receives an anonymous letter from Dot, who has discovered Saeed's sordid exploits. Dot feels it is her Christian duty to inform Saeed's wife, and when Naima confronts Saeed, he does not deny it so she leaves him. In , Nick tells Dot during an off-screen prison visit that he is married to a woman called Hazel, and that the couple have young daughter; Nick had avoided telling her due to their strained relationship.

Hazel visits Dot with the baby, Dorothy Nicola, in May of the same year, revealing that Nick got hours of community service instead of a prison sentence. Dot becomes close to Ashley and eventually Zoe asks her to move to Gravesend with them.

Dot then leaves Albert Square. Dot returns nearly four years later when Nigel Bates tracks her down. She reveals that Nick has been arrested for drugs possession and Zoe and Ashley have moved away. After being held hostage by a convict friend of Nick, she returns to the square and is shocked when Nick returns unexpectedly.

He tries to steal her money again by claiming he has AIDS and needs money to pay for illegally imported medication. Dot believes him but later discovers it is a lie and he is on the run from the police. She contacts the police, and he is arrested a week after his return.

Dot moves in with fellow senior citizen Lilly Mattock and is arrested for the illegal use of cannabis, which she confuses for herbal tea. When Lilly leaves after she is mugged, Dot moves in with Pauline. Her oldest friend Ethel also comes to stay with the Fowlers for a time, having become terminally ill.

Ethel begs Dot to help her end her life. Torn between her Christian beliefs against euthanasia and her best friend's wishes, she helps Ethel to die, but later feels she should be jailed for murder. When the police do not believe her story, Dot demands retribution in another form and she ends up in court for shoplifting. She initially avoids a prison sentence but is imprisoned for 14 days for contempt of court following an outburst in the courtroom.

When Nick and Ashley now Frankie Fitzgerald reappear in Walford, Dot is pleased to have her family around and moves out of the Fowler household to live with them. Dot disowns Nick after Ashley's funeral, having overheard the truth about Ashley's death during an earlier argument between Nick and Mark. She starts a relationship with neighbour Jim Branning John Bardon , but when he proposes, she is overwhelmed and leaves Walford. Jim perseveres and when they go on the London Eye one Christmas Eve, he proposes again and she accepts.

They decide that they will have a platonic marital relationship. Dot is diagnosed with kidney cancer and decides not to tell anyone except her friend Dennis Rickman Nigel Harman. She initially refuses treatment and plans to die quietly, but is eventually persuaded to undergo chemotherapy and makes a full recovery.

When Dot finds an abandoned baby, Tomas, in a church, she takes him home, leaving her contact details at the church and subsequently Tomas' mother Anya Olga Fedori arrives in Walford, revealing she is an illegal immigrant. Jim anonymously reports Anya and when she is deported, Dot hides Tomas from the authorities, vowing to take care of him.

Dot and Jim struggle to look after the baby and, after talking to the local vicar and her old friend Dr. Jim suffers a stroke, leaving him seriously ill. Jim is placed in a nursing home, but Dot struggles with this decision and tries at a later date to care for Jim at home. However, she finds being a full-time carer exhausting and lonely. Eventually, after Dot experiences ill-health brought on by stress, Jim moves back to a nursing home. 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. Brown is perhaps EastEnders' best-known star and played the larger-than-life Dot, known for her devout Christian faith and hypochondria. Some of Dot's biggest storylines have explored controversial issues such as euthanasia, cancer and homophobia. Why do I feel so sad? Really Dot wasn't me, but spiritually she probably was. Brown won several awards for her portrayal of Dot, including a lifetime achievement honour at the British Soap Awards.

A statement said: "We never discuss artists' contracts, however as far as EastEnders are concerned the door remains open for June, as it always has if the story arises and if June wishes to take part. ES Money. The Escapist.

And that ended up as a big wet fart. Alas and alack, I will never go back. June spoke to actress Rani Singh, who played Sufia Karim on the soap from to about her decision to quit, saying she had no interest in a retainer contract.

Bowing out: June quit EastEnders in February and admitted that she would 'never' return to the soaps, saying she was dissatisfied with some of her recent storylines.

Although she has been firm in her decision not to return to Walford, June mourned leaving the show, likening it to a bereavement. She said: 'I was feeling down a few days ago. I thought, 'What's the matter? Why do I feel so sad? Really Dot wasn't me, but spiritually she probably was. A spokesperson for EastEnders told MailOnline: 'We never discuss artists' contracts, however as far as EastEnders are concerned the door remains open for June, as it always has if the story arises and if June wishes to take part.

History: Dot has been involved in a number of dramatic storylines throughout her years in Walford. Despite Nick stealing from his mother and attempting to poison her, Dot believes he can be redeemed. Dot becomes close with her grandson and Zoe asks her to move to Gravesend with them. Nick is thrown behind bars when Dot returns - Dot moves back to the square after Nigel Bates tracks her down. Nick has been arrested for drug possession and she is shocked when he returns unexpectedly.

He begins stealing from her again and falsely claims to have AIDS. Dot discovers the lie and reports him to the police. Dot helps her friend Ethel to die - : Ethel begs Dot to help end her life after she comes terminally ill. Torn between her deeply held Christian beliefs against euthanasia and her friend's wishes, Dot ultimately helps Ethel to die with pills, but later thinks she should be jailed for murder. Feeling she should be punished, Dot ends up in court for shoplifting.

She is jailed for 14 days for contempt of court following an outburst in the courtroom. Dot ties the knot for a second time - : Dot starts a relationship with neighbour Jim Branning. When he proposes, she is overwhelmed and leaves Walford.

They decide to have a platonic marital relationship. Dot appears in EastEnders' first ever single-handed episode - : In an emotional episode, Dot recorded a message for her husband Jim after he suffered a stroke. The episode featured only her character and June was praised by viewers for her emotional performance. Dot watches on as Nick dies - : After years of forgiving him for his crimes, Dot accepts Nick's inability to change.

After he asks her to buy him heroin, she agrees and gives it to him. Nick confesses he murdered Reg Cox as he lays dying and Dot decides not to call an ambulance to save him. Sonia steals from Dot - : Sonia resorts to stealing from her step-grandmother after a blackmail threat from Martin's hit-and-run victim. She covers her tracks by claiming hackers are to blame after trying to steal thousands from Dot's bank account. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

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