BABS'S BEAU
SCOTT Mitchell hit the limelight after getting hitched to actress Barbara Windsor, who was famous for playing EastEnders’ much-loved, no-nonsense landlady, Peggy Mitchell.
He is now coming to terms with her death after she passed away aged 83.
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Who is Scott Mitchell?
57-year-old Scott Mitchell is a former actor and recruitment consultant, who was the husband of EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor.
He was her third husband.
Scott once told The Sun Online about how people suspected he was a gold digger when they first got together: “Little did they know that after the breakdown of Bar’s second marriage, she was £1million in debt and we were talking about her coming to live in my two-bed flat.”
To clear the bills, Barbara toured the country with a one-woman music hall show.
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When did Scott Mitchell marry Barbara Windsor?
Scott married Barbara in 2000, after meeting the star in 1992 when she was 55 and he was 28.
He is the son of one of the actress's friends.
The couple have been pictured together multiple times, including enjoying some sun in the Caribbean.
Scott is Barbara’s third husband after small-time gangster Ronnie Knight, who was an associate of the notorious Kray twins, and chef Stephen Hollings from 1986 to 1995.
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What has Scott said about Barbara's death?
Scott has stood by Barbara for years, and revealed the details of her ailing health in an exclusive interview with The Sun.
On May 10, 2018, it was confirmed that the Carry On legend had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
In July 2020, Scott made the heartbreaking decision to place her in a full-time, residential care home following advice from Barbara’s neurologist as her Alzheimer's worsened.
He said he visited several care home before finding the place that “just felt right”.
On December 10, 2020 his beloved wife passed away.
She died "peacefully" at 8.35pm at a London care home Scott by her side.
In a moving tribute, he called her his "precious Bar" and said: "I've lost my wife, my best friend and soul mate."
He said the cherished actress's final weeks were "typical of how she lived her life" and "full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end".