EASTENDERS legend Pam St Clement, 81, hasn’t aged a day as she gave a nod to Pat Butcher by pulling a pint at a local pub.
Pam played the iconic character in the BBC soap from 1986 until New Year’s Day 2012 when Pat died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The star reprised her role for a cameo appearance in 2016 as part of Peggy Mitchell’s exit storyline, where she returned as a ghost.
Following her heartbreaking exit, Pam appeared in three episodes of Casualty in 2016 but other than that she has been enjoying a life away from the spotlight.
However, she happily posed for a picture behind the bar of a pub in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
McCafferty’s at the White Hart is described as a “traditional English pub with an Irish twist” and Pam beamed as she held one of the beer pumps alongside a member of staff.
The actress wore a cream warm coat and black top and accessorised with a pair of earrings – but sadly not ones as big as what Pat was known for.
The picture was posted on the pub’s Facebook page and immediately prompted comments from soap fans.
One wrote: “What a legend.”
Another added: “Lovely lady”, while a third commented: “She’s looking fab.”
Others picked up on how Pam doesn’t look any different to when she was on the soap, with one writing: “She looks fabulous! Hasn’t aged since being in EastEnders.”
Another agreed, saying: “She looks exactly the same.”
A fellow fan commented: “She hasn’t aged a day. Go well Pam.”
Pat died in the arms of her son David Wicks, while stepchildren Janine and Ricky Butcher watched on along with Ricky’s partner Bianca.
Speaking about her character’s exit at the time, Pam said: “Simon Ashdown had this idea for the character, which fitted in with her history in a sense.
“They said, ‘This is how we’d like it to happen – we think it’s a fitting end and tribute to the character’. And as far as I can say, I read the script and I thought, ‘Oh, this is fantastic – it’s every actor’s dream’.
“And I have to say, it also challenged me in a way that I hadn’t been challenged. It was moving, it was challenging and it was a script that I needed to get my teeth into.
“The script, the performances, the direction – it all turned out to be a fantastic ensemble piece, if you like… Everybody was pulling in, everybody was doing the most wonderful performances and it was fantastic.”
EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.
