EastEnders fans have hit out at this year's British Soap Awards and accused the annual event of 'snubbing' late soap icon June Brown and the funeral episode of her iconic character Dot Cotton, after it lost out on a category many assumed it would win.
Having been a small screen legend for decades, much loved actress June died in April 2022, at the age of 95, with her passing sparking a wealth of tributes from fans and fellow actors across the world. June hadn't appeared in EastEnders for a long spell before her death, meaning Dot had an off screen death away from Albert Square.
EastEnders promised that they would give June and Dot a very special send-off and millions of viewers tuned into the funeral episode, which saw returns for characters from the past, including a very brief appearance from Ian Beale as Natalie Cassidy's Sonia led a moving eulogy inside the church.
