Richard resented criticism that Pauline was dowdy. "I've always thought about changing Pauline's image, but it wouldn't be right," she said when EastEnders celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Former EastEnders Wendy Richard swaps Pauline Fowler's cardigans for a racy red swimsuit in ITV comedy Benidorm. The 64-year-old actress plays glamorous, interfering mother Sylvia who ends up in a ...

Wendy Richard is to quit her role as Pauline Fowler in EastEnders after 21 years. The actress will bow out this Christmas in a dramatic storyline.

As EastEnders' downtrodden Pauline Fowler with her beige cardigan, laundry bags and bottle-blonded efforts at glamour, Wendy Richard, who has died aged 65, was one of Britain's most recognisable ...

Wendy Richard, who died on February 26 aged 65, became one of the best-known faces on British television during more than 20 years as the long-suffering matriarch Pauline Fowler in the BBC soap ...

Wendy Richard talks about her EastEnders exit script, the reasons behind Pauline's exit from the Square and life after Walford.

As EastEnders battleaxe Pauline Fowler, Wendy Richard had always seemed so much larger than life. But the end, when it came, was cruelly quick.

Richard resented criticism that Pauline was dowdy. "I've always thought about changing Pauline's image, but it wouldn't be right," she said when EastEnders celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Former EastEnders Wendy Richard swaps Pauline Fowler's cardigans for a saucy red swimsuit in ITV comedy Benidorm. The 64-year-old actress plays glamorous, interfering mother Sylvia who ends up in ...

Wendy Richard, who died on February 26 aged 65, became one of the best-known faces on British television during more than 20 years as the long-suffering matriarch Pauline Fowler in the BBC soap ...

Former EastEnders Wendy Richard swaps Pauline Fowler's cardigans for a saucy red swimsuit in ITV comedy Benidorm. The 64-year-old actress plays glamorous, interfering mother Sylvia - a far cry ...