Barbara Windsor's widower Scott opens up about 'wonderful' new relationship with late wife's co-star
dailyrecord.co.ukDame Barbara Windsor's death came as a heartbreak to many across the country when the former TV royalty star passed away three years ago.The late EastEnders actress, who was best known for her iconic role of Peggy Mitchell in the soap, is survived by her widower Scott Mitchell who stayed by her side right until the very end as she battled Alzheimer's disease.However, Scott's grief and sorrow has now bloomed a new love in his life as he is now in a relationship with Babs' former soap colleague Tanya Franks.
Scott has been full of praise for his new partner as she accepts the fact that Babs' will always be a big part of his life.The couple went public with their romance last summer but Scott still regularly visits Barbara's grave to speak to his late wife, the Mirror reports.He said: “I got into a new relationship last year.
I’m very happy, she’s a wonderful lady who knew Barbara and is very understanding. "It can’t be easy to be with someone who was the other half of Barbara Windsor, especially the fact that I still put myself out there and talk about her. "So, it says to me the type of person that Tanya is, that she can deal with that.
She’s very sure of herself as a person. Just because you’re not with someone for whatever reason, it doesn’t mean to say that you just switch off some valve of love. "There’s always going to be a place for Barbara in my heart.
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