When asked directly what she’s doing now, Pam usually gives the same answer: “Living.” She’s escaped the relentless pressure of weekly deadlines and ratings. She’s no longer Pat Butcher—she’s just Pam, a woman who loves the quiet weight of a dog’s head on her knee and the scent of damp soil after rain.
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She stays in touch with old castmates, of course. Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale) and June Brown (Dot Cotton) were her closest friends on set. But her social calendar is now filled with vet appointments and village fetes. It’s a life that sounds utterly unglamorous—and that’s exactly why it’s so enviable.
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Did you know that Pam St Clement’s real surname is not Clement? She took it from a character in a play. And her iconic earrings? Many were thrifted from charity shops. She never spent big money on them because, as she jokes, “Pat would have been far too tight-fisted to buy new ones.”
So, the next time you see a leopard-print blouse in a vintage store, think of Pam. She’s out there, likely in wellies, mucking out a horse stable, smiling.
