It was announced in May that EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Barbara’s husband, Scott, revealed that the Peggy Mitchell actress had been diagnosed with the disease four years previously.
Rita Simons, who played Barbara’s on-screen niece Roxy Mitchell in the soap, has given an update on how the 80-year-old star is getting on.
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It sounds like Rita, 41, has kept in touch with her former co-star, and she has some positive news about Barbara’s condition.
She told the Mirror: “Just because she’s got this terrible disease doesn’t mean she’s locked up in her flat all the time.
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