Barbara Windsor’s husband has revealed the EastEnders star has sometimes forgotten they are married since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Mr Mitchell, 55, told the newspaper: “She suddenly has no ­recollection of our history. Barbara Windsor’s husband has revealed the actress is struggling to remember they are married due to Alzheimer’s (Jonathan Brady/PA)“She’ll look at her wedding ring and say, ‘Are we married?’ But that’s the thing about this cruel disease, isn’t it?”He had previously revealed how Barbara – who enjoyed a glittering career in showbusiness – was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in April 2014. Scott Mitchell revealed his wife, the actress Barbara Windsor, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (John Stillwell/PA)In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Barbara’s friend, the actor Christopher Biggins, said she was “an actress of the people”. “But if that’s the case then it’s down to us, her dear friends, to help her amazing husband, Scott, to remind her.”- Press Association

Source: Irish Examiner May 11, 2018 03:33 UTC