Barbara will always be a massive part of my life, but she would want me to move on." Barbara Windsor married Scott Mitchell when she was 63 and he was 27. (Getty Images) ...

Windsor’s fascination was with people. “Barbara loved meeting people,” Mitchell says. “She was instantly recognisable: this little 4’10 blonde, in high heels, tottering down the streets.

Barbara Windsor, the bawdy and beloved British actress best known for her performances on the landmark BBC soap opera 'EastEnders' and in nine 'Carry On' films, has died. She was 83.

Windsor was born Barbara Ann Deeks in London’s East End in 1937 and changed her name to Windsor for her first film, “The Belles of St. Trinian’s,” in 1954.

DAME Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the iconic Carry On films, has died aged 83. The much-loved star – affectionately known as “Babs” – found fa… ...

Ross Kemp, who played Barbara Windsor's screen son Grant Mitchell, said: "Dame Barbara Windsor, the woman who always had time for everybody, has sadly left us. I will miss Bar always.

The actress Barbara Windsor at the British Academy Television Awards in London in 2009. She was a star of the series “EastEnders” on and off from 1994 to 2016. Luke Macgregor/Reuters ...

Dame Barbara Windsor was a wartime evacuee when she first strapped on a pair of dancing shoes. But by then she’d already seen plenty of drama in her life, before she ever took to the stage. Born ...

Barbara Windsor’s heartbroken husband has led tributes to the star, who has died at the age of 83. The iconic actress “brought brightness to our lives,” said Scott Mitchell after Dame ...

LONDON – Barbara Windsor, a star of the “Carry On” films and the long-running BBC soap opera “EastEnders,” whose dirty staccato laugh and ability to embody working-class life seared her ...