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Tragedy of the Carry On stars - death on stage, obesity, alcoholism and suicide

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Dame Barbara Windsor, who died last night aged 83, was one of the breakout stars and went on to become a household name thanks to the popularity of the films and later on EastEnders.

Beginning in 1958 with Carry On Sergeant, the series ran for 31 movies up until 1992's Carry on Columbus.But away from the movies, the stars often struggled behind the laughs.Here we look back at some of the more tragic stories attached to the stars of the British institution.With his wrinkled look and dirty laugh, Sid James will forever be the face of the Carry On films.Appearing in 19 of the movies, James rarely ever played anything other than a version of himself - a skirt-chasing, hard-drinking, gambling lad.

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