Barbara Windsor's widower, a fierce champion when it comes to awareness and campaiging around dementia, opens up exclusively to the Mirror ahead of the fifth anniversary of his late wife's death

Scott Mitchell says he is still haunted by the memories of witnessing the deterioration of his legendary actress wife Dame Barbara Windsor, who died five years ago tomorrow - but he’s determined to remember the good times.

The EastEnders icon, who played feisty Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell for over a decade, died in December 2020 aged 83, six years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Her death was mourned by her millions of fans who fell in love with her glamour, comedy timing and ability to light up and command any stage or screen. Five years on, her widow Scott, 62, s

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