With on-screen husband Mike Reid during an EastEnders wedding in 1999 (PA) Oh, no, Barbara, he said. How often do I get to talk to a lady like you? It s lovely. Why don t we go off and have a quiet drink somewhere? As we edged our way towards the exit, I noticed that the comedian Jimmy Tarbuck had a look of surprise on his face. The next day, I was performing with Jimmy in The Good Old Days music-hall show for BBC TV in Leeds and the first thing he said to me was: Where did you get to last night?
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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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Dame Barbara Windsor has sadly died at the age of 83 after a career that spanned over 70 years on stage, TV and film
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