EastEnders icon Barbara Windsor remembers all Carry On jokes amid dementia battle

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

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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 is struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic because she cannot understand why nobody is visiting her, according to close pal Christopher Biggins. The EastEnders legend, 82, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, is used to a stream of close friends and family checking on her well-being.

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

The Mitchells are one of most iconic families in EastEnders history, and have been a dominating force on the show since the early 1990s.

Maisie Smith is already preparing to take over the reins of the Albert Square boozer, The Queen Vic, following in the footsteps of EastEnders matriarch, Peggy Mitchell.

SHE is only just past the legal drinking age but EastEnders actress Maisie Smith is already practising the famous line: “Get out of my pub!” The youngster has her heart set on landing the soap’s most iconic role, landlord of the Queen Vic pub. And she believes she shares the characteristics of two of the pub’s stalwarts — Barbara Windsor’s Peggy Mitchell and battleaxe Shirley ­Carter, played by Linda Henry.

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.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has lost a staggering three stone over the years by making a simple lifestyle change.

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.