Dame Barbara Windsor: ‘EastEnders’ Star Dies at 83
- 3 years ago
Dame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in the Carry On and EastEnders films, has died aged 83.
Her husband Scott Mitchell said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday 10 December at a London care home.
“Her passing was from Alzheimer’s/dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side.”
She starred as landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, alongside on-screen children Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden.
Her last appearance on the show was in 2016, the same year she was awarded a damehood for her services to charity and entertainment. Report by Avagninag. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Her husband Scott Mitchell said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday 10 December at a London care home.
“Her passing was from Alzheimer’s/dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side.”
She starred as landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, alongside on-screen children Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden.
Her last appearance on the show was in 2016, the same year she was awarded a damehood for her services to charity and entertainment. Report by Avagninag. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn