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There's a familiar face heading back to Albert Square as Jacqueline Jossa has been spotted filming scenes as part of sensational return to EastEnders at Dot Branning’s emotional funeral.The actress, 29, left the soap four years ago when her character moved to New Zealand but is back at the Elstree Studios to give Dot a good send off as part of a special tribute episode to June Brown, who played the iconic character for 35 years. A horse-drawn hearse with a floral arrangement spelling "Dot" was seen heading to the set and a source told The Sun: “Bosses got in touch with Jacq about returning for Dot’s special episode and she was more than happy to come back.They added: “She was back last week filming her little guest stint.” An EastEnders spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by OK!.

Jacqueline Jossa has returned to EastEnders as the cast and crew start filming the funeral of Dot Cotton following the death of June Brown in April, who played the character for 35 years.

EastEnders star June Brown left almost £1million in her will, according to reports.The actress, who portrayed chain-smoking Dot Cotton on the BBC One soap for a number of years between 1985-2020, died in April at the age of 95.Following heartwarming tributes from the show and her EastEnders co-stars, the contents of June's will has been revealed.READ MORE:EastEnders icon June Brown's heartbreaking final words to pal days before she diedThe Sun reports that before her death, June requested her entire fortune, worth almost £1million, be divided equally among her five children.June shared four daughters and one son - Louise, Chloe, Naomi, Sophie and William - with her second husband Robert Arnold.She is also survived by six grandchildren.Robert, a respected stage and TV actor, passed away in 2003 from Lewy body dementia.

The late EastEnders star June Brown was best known for her role as the legendary Dot Cotton - but it wasn't the actresses first experience on a British soap.

EastEnders stalwart - for 35 years making her one of the show's longest running characters. June died at her home in Surrey on Sunday surrounded by family, according to reports. She played Dot Cotton, a chain-smoking laundry assistant and mother of notorious criminal Nick Cotton from 1985 and appeared in a staggering 2,884 episodes.