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Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell reveals soap star asked him if he was her father in the lead up to her 'cruel' death with Alzheimer's disease


Scott shared details of her 'cruel' battle with the disease during an appearance on Thursday's Good Morning Britain , where he recalled the icon's last moments.

EastEnders' Peggy Mitchell and Carry On icon Dame Barbara died in December 2020, aged 83, following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell, 61, has shared the heartbreaking four words the soap star asked him, in the lead up to her death EastEnders' Peggy Mitchell and Carry On icon Dame Barbara died in December 2020, aged 83, following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease (pictured together in 2017)

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