June Brown: I’m going to die ‘fairly soon’

June Brown thinks she will die "fairly soon" – so she will not give up drinking Guinness or puffing on cigarettes.
The 92-year-old actress – who has played ‘EastEnders’ legend Dot Cotton since 1985 – doesn’t see the point of counting the number of cigs she has a day, and still insists on chowing down on dark chocolate, despite being allergic to the sweet treat.
She said: "I’m going to die of something fairly soon, so why not enjoy myself … [I] love red wine and also dark chocolate, even though I’m allergic to it and it makes me sneeze.
"And the Guinness helps me keep a bit of weight on. So I don’t need to be careful about what I eat or drink. What’s the point of counting how many cigarettes I smoke a day? I’ve been on them for over 70 years."
Despite her seven-decade cigarette habit, June did attempt to move onto electronic cigs, but they were too "heavy".
She said: "I did try one of those new electronic cigarettes, but it was so heavy it kept falling out of my mouth – so that went in the bin."
June isn’t a massive fan of modern technology, but knows her way around a TV and regularly tunes into ITV’s ‘Loose Women’ as well as ‘News At Ten’ to catch up on her current affairs.
She added to Radio Times magazine: "I watch ‘News At Ten’ and ‘Loose Women’ and that gives me all I need to know."
Earlier this month, June admitted she struggles to "go out socially" because of her "very poor" eyesight.
She said: "I’ve got very poor sight. I’ve got extra lenses inside my eyes to try and help me read better.
"They help with my ­peripheral vision, but I’ve got no central vision at all. I haven’t driven for years and I can’t really go out socially due to my eyesight."