Former EastEnders star Anita Dobson has reflected on Angie and Den Watts' record-breaking episode.
The actress, who played the iconic character from 1985 to 1988, opened up about the episode — which famously saw Dirty Den (Leslie Grantham) serve Angie divorce papers — on this weekend's episode of Sunday Brunch.
"I think people miss Angie and Den," she said.
"It was kind of my breakthrough moment, in a way. I was in the business for about 13 years and suddenly that happened and everything took off. It was insane. I would never have met my husband if that hadn’t happened."
Related: EastEnders legend Anita Dobson reflects on Den and Angie's iconic divorce papers episode
The divorce papers episode was broadcast on Christmas day in 1986 and was watched by 30.2 million viewers.
It also aired on screens once more in 2018.
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Speaking previously about her decision to leave EastEnders and Albert Square behind, Anita told The Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen:"I just felt when I left, things were changing within the soap as it had become.
"There are only so many ways you can play drunk before you start to go around again.
"Also once they separated Den and Angie, it kind of broke the chain in a way."
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