Obituary: Barbara Windsor
BBC News Dame Barbara Windsor, who has died at the age of 83, became the nations favourite pin-up, the bubbly blonde who packed a lot of personality into her 4ft 10in frame. Her journey from saucy minx in the Carry On films to the matriarch of the Queen Vic in EastEnders made her a national treasure. Her teenage life was troubled. She was rejected by her father, something that drove her into a string of stormy personal relationships. But she went on to be a consummate actress who carved out a s...
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