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| Brown bares all as Calendar Girl | Brown bares all as Calendar Girl |
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| EastEnders star June Brown is to appear alongside former Albert Square regulars Anita Dobson and Jill Halfpenny in West End stage hit Calendar Girls. | EastEnders star June Brown is to appear alongside former Albert Square regulars Anita Dobson and Jill Halfpenny in West End stage hit Calendar Girls. |
| Jerry Hall, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson and Sara Crowe also feature in the show's new cast, who take over at London's Noel Coward Theatre in July. | Jerry Hall, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson and Sara Crowe also feature in the show's new cast, who take over at London's Noel Coward Theatre in July. |
| Calendar Girls was inspired by the Women's Institute members who stripped off for a charity calendar in 1999. | Calendar Girls was inspired by the Women's Institute members who stripped off for a charity calendar in 1999. |
| Their story spawned a hit 2003 film, on which Tim Firth's stage play is based. | Their story spawned a hit 2003 film, on which Tim Firth's stage play is based. |
| Following a national tour, the play arrived in the West End in April with Sheila Hancock, Patricia Hodge and Lynda Bellingham among its cast. | Following a national tour, the play arrived in the West End in April with Sheila Hancock, Patricia Hodge and Lynda Bellingham among its cast. |
| Nomination | Nomination |
| Brown, 82, has played Dot Cotton (now Branning) in EastEnders since 1985, the year the show first aired. | |
| Earlier this year she received a Bafta nomination for best actress, for an episode in which she appeared solo. | Earlier this year she received a Bafta nomination for best actress, for an episode in which she appeared solo. |
| Jill Baker, Richenda Carey and Jack Ryder - another former EastEnders cast member - are also among the incoming actors. | Jill Baker, Richenda Carey and Jack Ryder - another former EastEnders cast member - are also among the incoming actors. |
| The new cast will be with the show from 28 July to 17 October. | The new cast will be with the show from 28 July to 17 October. |
| Earlier this year, six of the original 'calendar girls' reunited for a new calendar marking the 10th anniversary of the original. | Earlier this year, six of the original 'calendar girls' reunited for a new calendar marking the 10th anniversary of the original. |