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Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell, 61, details how 'wonderful' romance with Tanya Franks is the 'opposite of what dementia is' - after soap star died from the disease at 83


Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell and his new partner Tanya Franks spoke about their romance on Monday's episode of Lorraine.

In the wake of the loss of his wife of 20 years in December 2020, aged 83, following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease, Scott, 61, detailed how his 'incredible friendship' with Tanya, 56, became a romance. Scott's wife of 20 years Dame Barbara died in December 2020, aged 83, following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease (pictured 2011) Tanya played crack cocaine addict as Rainie Cross on the BBC soap where her storyline followed her and Barbara's on-screen son Phil Mitchell

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