Dame Barbara Windsor, EastEnders Legend, Dies, Aged 83
Dame Barbara Windsor, British Actress known best for being the best landlady The Queen Vic has ever seen in EastEnders and, also known for the laughs in the Carry On Films, has passed away last night aged 83, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
She passed away peacefully at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home with her husband Scott Mitchell by her side, who in a moving tribute said, “I’ve lost my wife, my best friend and soulmate and my heart or life will never feel the same without you.”
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National treasure Dame Barbara Windsor died on Thursday night, aged 83. This was long-expected, but it is still a shock she was indestructible showbiz royalty. As Joan Collins rightly says: Showbusiness has lost a legend.
Her final years were clouded by Alzheimer s disease, which first became apparent in 2014 when she could no longer learn her lines and she d always been what is called in the profession a quick study .
Through sheer persistence, Babs managed to keep playing Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders for a further two years. Once she could no longer perform, she channelled her energy into the Alzheimer s Society. In an open letter to the Government, she wrote: My heart goes out to the many, many people who are really struggling to get the care they so desperately need.
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Barbara Windsor opening a community hub in the Hackney Road.
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Barbara Windsor, the most famous and loved East Ender in real life and on screen, has died at the age of 83.
The “Queen of the East End”, who was awarded a Damehood for services to charity and entertainment and an honorary doctorate from the University of East London, played the landlady of The Vic pub in the BBC soap EastEnders for several years and starred in many Carry On films.
A close friend of The Krays, she had humble beginnings in Shoreditch and returned to the Queen Victoria seamen’s rest centre in Limehouse when she opened an extension in 2011. She was also invited to open the first Tower Hamlets Council community hub in the Hackney Road in 2018.
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Darling Dame Barbara
Sleep tight, Rest In Peace
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Barbara Windsor, what an honour it was to work with you.
What a lesson it was watching your humility on set.
What a pleasure it was getting to know you.
Updated / Friday, 11 Dec 2020
12:27
Barbara Windsor: 1937 - 2020
Comedian David Walliams called Barbara Windsor the unofficial Queen of England, an icon treasured by the nation as he paid tribute the actress who has died aged 83.
The actress, known for her work in the Carry On films before becoming a household name playing Peggy Mitchell on EastEnders, died on Thursday evening, her husband Scott Mitchell said. Goodbye Dame Babs. You were my first love as a child in the Carry On films & I will love you forever. Working with you, spending time with you & being your friend was one of the greatest thrills of my life. The unofficial Queen of England, an icon treasured by the nation. David pic.twitter.com/Jj3cMITlFq