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Dame Barbara Windsor is reportedly not dealing well with the coronavirus lockdown because she can't understand why close friends and family aren't swinging by.

Dame Barbara Windsor has been left “confused” by the coronavirus lockdown, it has been revealed. The 82 year old EastEnders icon, who played Peggy Mitchell on the soap, suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is used to having a stream of friends and family come to visit her.The lockdown has meant Barbara’s nearest and dearest are no longer able to see her, which has left her “confused”, meaning her husband Scott Mitchell, 57, has to keep explaining the lockdown to her.

Dame Barbara Windsor 's dementia diagnosis has left her struggling with isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

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EastEnders fan favourite Barbara Windsor is believed to remember all of the iconic jokes from her Carry On career which took place almost 50-years-ago.

Barbara Windsor still remembers all of her Carry On jokes, even through her Alzheimer's battle.

Former EastEnders star Rita Simonds says she was encouraged to see Dame Barbara Windsor maintaining her infamous ‘cheeky’ spirit during a recent visit to the Alzheimer’s stricken star.

Alzheimer’s in 2014, but her husband Scott Mitchell, 57, didn’t publicly speak out about her degenerative illness until 2018.Earlier this week, Ross Kemp, 55, joined Alex Jones and Gethin Jones on The One Show to discuss his current projects, including the return of some iconic EastEnders episodes.During their chat, the host asked Ross how Barbara is getting on, to which he revealed her condition had worsened during lockdown.The documentary maker explained: “We did a documentary about Alzheimer's and she was really the spur behind making that film."Sadly during lockdown she had gotten a lot worse and Scott, her husband, is now having to think about finding alternative care for her because that is basically what happens with that

Barbara Windsor 's health has rapidly deteriorated during the lockdown amid her battle with Alzheimer's.

Barbara Windsor's Alzheimer's symptoms have worsened during lockdown and her husband is thinking about finding alternative care, Ross Kemp said.The 82-year-old actress, who played Kemp's on-screen mother Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, was diagnosed with the disease in 2014.Speaking on The One Show on Tuesday, Kemp offered an update on her condition.The 55-year-old said: "Sadly during lockdown she's got a lot worse and Scott, her husband, is now having to think about finding alternative care for her."Because that's basically what happens with that disease.