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EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy admits she went through a 'very, very difficult time' after the death of her longtime co-star and 'dear friend' June Brown


The EastEnders star has joined forces with Joanna Page for a new TV-themed podcast, and in a new interview spoke about the challenges of leading a special one-off episode following June's death.

The EastEnders star has joined forces with Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page for a new TV-themed podcast, and in a new interview spoke about the challenges of leading a special one-off episode following June's death. The heartbreaking yet heartwarming episode saw the late Mrs Branning buried next to her dearest friend Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), who died in 2000 following her terminal cancer diagnosis. For decades June was one of the most famous faces on British TV, playing the devout Christian famed on Albert Square for her chain smoking, gossiping and mothering of those in need while working in the launderette.

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