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EastEnders legend Sonia's baby name 'revealed' - and it has a cute link to Walford icon

EastEnders' fans are convinced that Sonia Fowler, played by Natalie Cassidy, will name her unborn child after a Walford legend, after the character announced her pregnancy last week. As regular viewers will know, last year, Sonia started a relationship with Reiss (Jonny Freeman), despite the fact that his wife Debbie was in a long-term coma after suffering a stroke.
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June Brown once received party invite from Lady Gaga after striking up unusual friendship
EastEnders, had to regretfully turn down the invitation, however, as she was expected on Piers Morgan's show the following day and had planned to prepare with some much-needed rest.Many Lady Gaga fans have been reflecting on her friendship with the British actress on social media, after the sad news of June's death was announced yesterday.The unlikely pair hit it off when they met on The Graham Norton Show back in 2013, when Gaga was 27 and her new friend was 86.In spite of an age gap spanning three generations, the musical star told June that she was "honoured" to be sitting beside her on talk show host Graham's sofa.The pair met and bonded while Gaga was showcasing some very extravagant costumes, including a bikini with a mermaid bra, featuring cups in the shape of seashells, accessorised by turquoise blue tassels.In another outfit change, she sported a feather headdress, plus a sheer black top.June is also renowned for her relaxed attitude to flesh-flashing, having previously appeared in Calendar Girls completely naked.Despite being in her eighties, she was the only woman featured in the film to totally strip off, as the other 11 women wore flesh-coloured underwear for modesty.Therefore, daring June seemed to appreciate Gaga's extravagant and often skimpy choices of clothing.However, an invitation to members' only club Annabel's for a spot of clubbing proved to be a step too far for the 86-year-old - and she turned it down."She invited me to Annabel's.
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EastEnders' June Brown was ordered to 'keep smoking' by doctors before her death
EastEnders legend June Brown was instructed by medical experts to keep smoking after 70 years of puffing on cigarettes.It was revealed on Monday (April 4) that the much love actress died at the age of 95 and was most famous for being the cigarette loving laundrette manageress of Albert Square.While to some her chugging habit could have been a cause for concern, it was revealed by her on-screen son John Altman that doctors had actually encouraged the star to smoke half of her usual 20 per day packet.Her TV son, who played "Nasty Nick" Cotton on the iconic soap explained back in 2020 that she was under doctors orders to continue toking away.June who was a longstanding member of cast and had a career with the BBC spanning 35 years had regular contact with John who would visit her at her home in surrey.Speaking about his on-screen mother's health, John explained to the Sun at the time: "She is still smoking, unfortunately, but the doctors have told her not to stop now."She loves her ciggies. She smokes at least ten a day."The actress had attempted to say goodbye to the fags in 2019 and turned to e-cigarettes as a preventative measure.However, she found the alternative "too heavy" and returned to her normal packet once again.In 2020, June stepped down from her role as Dot Cotton on EastEnders after she'd complained about her storylines and had issues with reading her script.At the time, there were fears over June's eyesight and questions were asked if she could go blind.In the same interview John updated on the issue, telling the publication: "Her eyesight's not brilliant but apart from that she is full of beans.
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