Get Outta My Pub, the Carry On bombshell, THOSE slaps and Peggy s EastEnders farewell. a look at the iconic moments in the inimitable Barbara Windsor s 66 year career following her death at 83
The legendary actress passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home and her final weeks were typical of how she lived her life following her six year battle with Alzheimer s
Britain is mourning her death at the age of 83 after a long and brave battle with the disease, as her heartbroken husband Scott declared: I ve lost my wife, my best friend and soul mate
Despite first appearing on screens in 1954 movie The Belles Of St Trinians, her legendary appearances in nine Carry On films - starting in 1964 and spanning to 1974 - truly placed her on the map
Peggy Mitchell’s best moments in EastEnders
Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor (Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA)
The character of Peggy Mitchell was a Walford favourite from the moment she arrived in 1991 until the character’s death in 2016.
The feisty landlady was played by Jo Warne until Dame Barbara Windsor took over the role in 1994.
Peggy refused to take any nonsense from anyone and would sharply dispatch anyone who upset her with her catchphrase: “Get outta my pub!”.
During her time in Albert Square, Dame Barbara was part of some of the BBC soap’s most memorable scenes in the role.
Peggy Mitchell’s best moments in EastEnders
Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor (Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA)
The character of Peggy Mitchell was a Walford favourite from the moment she arrived in 1991 until the character’s death in 2016.
The feisty landlady was played by Jo Warne until Dame Barbara Windsor took over the role in 1994.
Peggy refused to take any nonsense from anyone and would sharply dispatch anyone who upset her with her catchphrase: “Get outta my pub!”.
During her time in Albert Square, Dame Barbara was part of some of the BBC soap’s most memorable scenes in the role.
How Peggy Mitchell saved Barbara Windsor – and EastEnders – from the gloom
As terrifying as she was tender, the Queen Vic s steely landlady showed us another side of the Carry On star – one rooted in her real life
The late Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell
Credit: BBC
London’s East End, both real and fictional, is in mourning following news of Dame Barbara Windsor’s death, aged 83. From saucy Carry On infamy to cosy EastEnders familiarity, she was one of our best-loved and most quintessentially British actresses.
Shoreditch-born Barbara Deeks, a real-life East Ender, took the stage name Windsor in 1953, inspired by the Queen’s coronation. She went onto become screen royalty herself. The cultural landscape is a duller, greyer place without her irrepressible personality and immense talent.