On tomorrow's front page: Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell finds love again three years after her death with EastEnders star Tanya Franks
Before this year’s marathon in April, Scott hinted he was ready to start looking to a future without Barbara after 20 years of marriage.“I know I said that last time but this one really is my last one.“I’ve done my best to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s and dementia but I think after this marathon it will be time to pull back a little.“I need to look after myself and focus on my future and my happiness.
This year he completed the 26.2-mile marathon in six hours and 15 minutes and told reporters: “As far as Babs’ Army are concerned, we’re going to have a year off, then in 2025 we’re going to have a new challenge.Barbara and Scott were first introduced by his mum Rita — who had attended dance school with Babs when they were 11 and stayed in touch.
Rita invited Barbara to join her and Scott for dinner one night, in the hope the veteran actress might impart some wisdom of the industry as he had just left drama school.Earlier this year, he said: “Over the next few months we saw each other a lot and we fell in love.Barbara — who played Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders — was married three times, first to Ronnie Knight in 1964, then to Stephen Hollings in 1986.
Just a week after her passing, Scott bravely appeared at Good Morning Britain’s 1 Million Minutes Awards to present a gong in Barbara’s honour to a carer, Nassrat Bi. In March of this year, Scott told Best magazine: “Before she died, Barbara told me to cry, be broken-hearted, then have the best time.He added: “Now it’s time to think about me and my future.
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