\n Pam St Clement, 83, played character Pat Butcher for three decades between 1986 and 2016.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n One of the longest running characters on the show, having joined a year after it first aired, she became a fan favourite and was known for her friendship and rivalry with Barbara Windsor\u2019s Peggy Mitchell.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms St Clement has also appeared on other television shows including Casualty and Countryfile, but it is her lengthy time on the BBC soap she is most well known for.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE: Clarkson makes heartbreaking goodbye to Diddly Squat ‘friends’<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n As such Eastenders fan Jonathan Margetts was \u201cstar-struck\u201d when he saw her in Oxford on Sunday, September 20.\n<\/p>\n \n The 36-year-old said: \u201cIt\u2019s quite funny, we caught each other\u2019s eye, and I said you are from Eastenders aren\u2019t you?\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cShe just smiled. I then said it is lovely to meet you, and she said you haven\u2019t me yet.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n This was outside Marks & Spencer and although Mr Margetts initially walked away, he then decided to go back and have a proper chat with Ms St Clement.\n<\/p>\n \n The Cholsey local said the television legend was \u201clovely\u201d as they talked in Boots on topics including his diamond earring.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cWe spoke for a couple of minutes,\u201d he said. \u201cI just spoke to her about how I grew up watching her and said she was brilliant.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Stay connected to the heart of Oxfordshire for less!<\/p>\n Our Flash Sale is ON: get trusted local news for just \u00a35 for 5 months or 40 per cent off an annual subscription.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss out \u2014 subscribe now! \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\uddde\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/eP825WLl9z<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SxxRstJ8kE<\/a>\n <\/p>\n