Anita Dobson, 76, is best known for her role as the iconic Angie Watts in EastEnders has been married to legendary Queen guitarist Brian May, 78, for 25 years
Anita Dobson has shared a health update about her husband Brian May, following his stroke last year. The actress revealed that she and her husband would be spending Christmas Day away from family and friends this year.
The 76-year-old has been married to the guitarist, 78, for 25 years. She shared that his health has greatly improved since he was taken ill in 2024 but admitted that this Christmas would be lonely one, as the couple have “lost lots of friends”.
In 2024, Brian had a stroke and lost the use of his left arm. He was rushed to a hospital in Surrey. But a year later, he is doing much better, and the star was able to perform again.
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Talking to The Sun, Anita said her husband was working on music, but insisted that he was also taking care of his health. She said: “His health is good. He bikes every day. He swims maybe once, twice a week. Takes his pills. And is a good boy. So that’s the best we can hope for.”
The actress added that she and Brian would be spending Christmas Day alone, not because of his health but because it has been a sad year for the pair.
She shared that they want it to be a “quiet” Christmas, because while it has also been an “amazing and wonderful year” they have also had “lots of sad things happen”.
Anita revealed: “We’ve lost lots of friends. People that Bri’s worked with. People that I’ve worked with. That is really tough.” She said there was “no easy way” to deal with the death of friends and that she and her husband have tried to be there for friends who got sick.
For Christmas this year, they are planning to sleep and have their meat-free Christmas dinner mid-afternoon. She said the pair often sleep on Christmas, as Brian “would sleep all day” if she let him, as he prefers to work at night. She added that her “ideal time to eat” would be 4pm.
She also said the couple are “big on drinking” and that she will have a few glasses of champagne and might share a bottle of wine with Brian, alongside cheese and biscuits. Brian has not eaten meat since taking part in a Veganuary challenge in 2020.
Anita and Brian first met in 1986 at a film premiere and have been together since 1988. Brian was still married to his first wife Christine Mullen when he met Anita, unbeknownst to her. Anita later told the Daily Mail that she felt “insulted” when she found out.
“I was heart-wrenched when he told me… I was insulted. I thought: ‘How dare you go out with me if you’re married?’” she said. “So we just kept a certain distance until we could find a place in life where we could be together.”
Source: Mirror
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