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Trolls accused Barbara Windsor's widow of 'playing the long game' after the icon's death
Barbara Windsor
Scott Mitchell has recalled how a routine admin change on Companies House prompted one cruel commenter to claim he had 'played the long game' following Barbara Windsor's death in 2020, as he prepares to release a new book about their love story
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Jane Moore's husband almost missed their wedding after getting arrested
Loose Women
Loose Women panellist Jane Moore's husband Gary Farrow almost missed their wedding day in 2002 after he was arrested and behind bars just hours before they tied the knot
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EastEnders bosses wanted age-gap romance between Peggy and Alfie, says Shane Richie
EastEnders
EastEnders alum Shane Richie has said that his character Alfie Moon was originally meant to have a relationship with Peggy Mitchell, though he said the storyline was eventually scrapped by bosses
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Jaime Winstone says Barbara Windsor sent sign from beyond the grave over EastEnders role
EastEnders
Jaime Winstone will play Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode of EastEnders next month, with her said to have received a sign about the project from the late Dame Barbara Windsor
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EastEnders reveals devastating death as residents say heartbreaking goodbye to Dot Cotton
EastEnders
EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw confirmed the show had been planning the perfect tribute for Dot Cotton and late actress June Brown
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Jaime Winstone says late Barbara Windsor gave her 'signs' amid EastEnders role
Barbara Windsor
Jaime Winstone has revealed the late Dame Barbara Windsor gave her 'signs' from beyond the grave when she asked for her permission to take on the role of Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode of EastEnders
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EastEnders first look at Peggy Mitchell's return as flashback episode date confirmed
EastEnders
EastEnders have revealed a first look at the upcoming flashback episode as Peggy Mitchell makes her return, with Jaime Winstone playing the much-loved barmaid
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On The Buses’ Anna Karen leaves most of £400,000 fortune to co-star Sophie Lawrence
Anna Karen
On The Buses ‘Olive’ star Anna Karen has left the bulk of her £400,000 fortune to her former EastEnders co-star Sophie Lawrence after she died in a house fire aged 85
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Loose Women share wedding disasters: X-rated dancefloor, groom arrested and ruined snaps
Loose Women
The Loose Women panel have opened up about they wedding day horror stories, with Frankie Bridge telling all about her ruined snaps and the mirrored dancefloor she regrets getting
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EastEnders star lifts lid on 'devastating' moment BBC cast told of June Brown's death
EastEnders
EastEnders star Diane Parish paid tribute to soap icon June Brown alongside Fatboy actor Ricky Norwood on This Morning
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EastEnders' June Brown and Barbara Windsor's clashes and heartbreaking last phone call
June Brown
EastEnders legend June Brown, who played Dot Cotton on the BBS soap since 1985, has died aged 95
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Casts of EastEnders, Corrie and 'Allo 'Allo! attend funeral of TV legend Anna Karen
Anna Karen
Former EastEnders and On The Buses star Anna Karen tragically died in a house fire, aged 85, and scores of her celebrity fans attended the funeral in Golders Green to pay their respects
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EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy wants to be the next Babs and 'help new stars with advice'
Natalie Cassidy
Natalie Cassidy was still at school when she joined BBC soap EastEnders, with her having learned about the industry from co-stars Dame Barbara Windsor and Wendy Richard
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EastEnders' Jay Brown actor reveals he lives with crippling phobia of throwing up
EastEnders
Jamie Borthwick, who has played Jay Brown on EastEnders since 2006, has revealed his crippling phobia of throwing sick which is known as emetophobia
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Police surround Anna Karen's home after EastEnders star dies in tragic fire
House fires
Anna Karen, 85, who was loved for her character Olive from On The Buses and Aunt Sal in EastEnders died last night in a house fire
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Anna Karen met Barbara Windsor in strip club and was left generous sum in her will
Anna Karen
On The Buses star Anna Karen, who sadly died in a house fire, first acted with Dame Barbara Windsor when they filmed a fight scene for Carry On Camping and they were reunited as EastEnders sisters
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EastEnders fans in US fuming as BBC soap episodes axed - despite being 13 years behind
EastEnders
EastEnders fans in the United States have been left fuming as the BBC soap have axed episodes across the pond, despite them being 13 years behind the UK
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Rylan Clark says late Barbara Windsor gave him the best tip on how to survive fame
Rylan Clark
Rylan opened up on his turbulent journey back to health after confessing he had been hospitalised last year following his split from husband Dan Neal
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Danny Dyer will be given 'explosive' send-off in EastEnders, soap bosses tease
EastEnders
Danny Dyer is quitting EastEnders at the end of the year, and sources say new executive producer Chris Clenshaw plans to give him a dramatic exit
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Danniella Westbrook poses in Barbara Windsor's infamous Carry On bikini to copy idol
Danniella Westbrook
Danniella Westbrook - who once starred alongside Barbara Windsor on EastEnders - posted a cheeky tribute to her former on-screen mum on Monday, almost a year on from the soap legend's death
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Barbara Windsor 'left £1,000' to EastEnders co-star and long time friend in will
Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor's will has been revealed - with £1000 being left to one of her EastEnders co-stars. Barbara passed away last year aged 83 after a battle with Alzheimer's
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Barbara Windsor 'left millions to husband as well as money to seven charities'
Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor distributed her wealth across several charities following her death at the age of 83 in December last year
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Fiercest soap co-star feuds - not speaking for five years and 'nasty piece of work'
Soap operas
After the Emmerdale clash between Isabel Hodgins and Matthew Wolfenden, here’s a look at other off-camera rows which have caused friction behind-the-scenes
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'He's 10 years younger and wants to date me - but what if he wants kids in future?'
Age gap
A younger man's heavily pursuing me - he's super-hot but with a decade between us, I just don't know if it's a good idea, writes Notebook columnist Melanie Blake
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