EastEnders didn't do set tours, I sent June Brown a disposable camera and asked if she could snap some set pics for me instead - the kindnesses of her heart she took time out to snap these for me.
What a legend.” And sure enough, he also uploaded photos of June taken on the set of Eastenders in the Queen Victoria Pub, Dot's house and Kathy's cafe.June also sent back a photo of herself that she signed and wrote: “Hope the photos are ok, they were quite difficult to get, love Dot”.Simon said the gesture was “so very kind” and the post has clearly struck a chord with people as it has since gone viral.
At the time of writing, it had 38.4K likes and hundreds of replies.“Now I need to know, did she send the camera back or did she have them developed and send them back?” one person asked.“Either way is amazing I just have a picture in my mind of her in the que [sic] at Boots and my heart needs it.”To which Simon responded: “Ha, she sent the camera back, it was even more exciting waiting for it to be developed not knowing what I was going to find!”Twitter users were left feeling emotional after they saw the photos, with many sharing their thoughts.“That’s so lovely, haven’t watched EastEnders in a few years, but I suspect there are many many people who feel like she was a bit like their own grandma, really very sad,” one person commented.“This is the best thing I’ve seen in a very long time on here.
Thank you so much for sharing!” said another.“What a lovely thing to do. Everyone I know who's met her said she was a lovely lady.
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