EastEnders had an annual Christmas trend that none of us realised until now

EastEnders utilized to person rather a unsocial Christmas episode inclination – and it acrophobic the ever-iconic Dot Cotton.

The chain-smoking, god-fearing Walford legend was a regular fixture connected the BBC soap during 2 stints betwixt 1985 and 2020.

Two years pursuing her past appearance, the quality passed distant successful 2022, mirroring the existent beingness decease of histrion June Brown.

Years on, Dot is inactive fondly remembered on-set astatine the show’s Hertfordshire accumulation base, with her erstwhile location – No. 25 Albert Square – preserved successful clip with photographs and decor from her tenure.

Fans are besides capable to relive immoderate of her finest moments, with acknowledgment to classical episodes which are repeated daily connected U&Drama, and boxsets of much modern instalments from 2000 onwards connected BBC iPlayer.

With acknowledgment to the throwbacks, 1 of Dot’s small quirks has been picked up on.

Did you cognize that she wore the aforesaid formal each Christmas for 32 years?

First seen successful the 1988 festive edition, the reddish patterned gown was worn similar clockwork connected each yuletide solemnisation following.

With the quality moving successful the Bridge Street Laundrette, it’s nary astonishment that the garment stayed successful specified large information implicit the years.

It besides undoubtedly harks backmost to Dot’s troubled wartime childhood, a clip erstwhile prized items of covering – often termed ‘Sunday best’ – were looked after.

In 2003, a peculiar occurrence featured flashbacks to her being evacuated to Wales during World War II.

Soap characters often person their signature looks, and you whitethorn retrieve that Dot often wore a beige overcoat successful astir each episode. She was besides famed for her assorted headscarves… but this peculiar formal was lone ever worn connected 25th December.

During June’s clip connected the show, she was portion of immoderate beauteous hard-hitting Xmas eps. We each retrieve wherever we were erstwhile Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) matter with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) was revealed… and mediocre Dot was sat connected the sofa!

Undoubtedly her astir celebrated Christmas communicative really happened the time before, erstwhile Jim Branning (John Bardon) projected to her atop the London Eye.

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