Dame Barbara Windsor dead: EastEnders legend dies at 83 after Alzheimer's battle

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Dame Barbara Windsor has died aged 83, her husband Scott Mitchell has announced. The EastEnders and Carry On legend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014, but kept her condition secret until symptoms started to show in 2018.

Sadly, her condition had worsened in recent months. She died at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home. Scott said the cherished actress' final weeks were "typical of how she lived her life" and "full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end".

Mr Mitchell told PA: "Her passing was from Alzheimer's/dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side. "Myself, her family and friends will remember Barbara with love, a smile and affection for the many years of her love,