SHANE Richie has revealed that Dame Barbara Windsor reached out to him before his I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! debut last month.
The 56-year-old star opened up about his final message from the 83-year-old TV icon, who passed away last night. Shane and Barbara became close friends after he joined EastEnders in 2002, where she starred as Peggy Mitchell.
Presenting The One Show alongside Alex Jones this evening, Shane said of the icon: "Before I went and did the show in the castle, before they took our phones away in isolation, I got a text from Scott, Barbara's husband. "He left a message saying: 'The Duchess sends her love, just be yourself'. "That was the last time I heard from her." Shane narrowly missed out on a spot in the I'm A.
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