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Which Carry On star is still alive after Leslie Phillips dies aged 98?

The Carry On films made household names of actors such as Barbara Windsor, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, and more - but are any of the comedy’s stars still alive?

Evening Standard

EastEnders' Jake Wood looks very different as he shaves off his beard and poses topless

EastEnders' Jake Wood, who played Max Branning in the BBC soap, has divided fans in a new pic in which he poses topless on holiday - minus his bushy beard

Daily Mirror

EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon up for posh roles like Eliza in My Fair Lady

After roles as EastEnders barmaid Tiffany, Hugh Grant's No10 tea lady in Love Actually and an Agatha Christie hotel maid, My Fair Lady stage star Martine McCutcheon hopes for upper-class screen parts

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Barbara Windor's widower Scott Mitchell kept one item as treasured possession

Scott said the item was something Barbara used right up until she passed away

Liverpool Echo

Dame Barbara Windsor's widower urges PM not to scrap dementia funds as he recalls final days

Dame Barbara Windsor's widower appeared on ITV's Lorraine to remember his late wife, following her death at the age of 83 in 2020

Daily Mirror

Barbara Windsor’s widower urges PM not to scrap dementia mission in her memory

The Carry On and EastEnders star campaigned to raise awareness after being diagnosed with the disease.

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Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell says he will not find love again

Scott Mitchell has opened up about his romance with the late EastEnders legend in a new book

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Barbara Windsor's widower says he will 'never love again' after 'privileged' marriage

Scott Mitchell says he will 'never love again' following the death of Dame Barbara Windsor in 2020 and said he was 'blessed' to have met her

Daily Mirror

V&A looks to return Asante treasures to Ghana, putting it at odds with the PM

V&A DIRECTOR Tristram Hunt has put himself at odds with the Government by signalling the museum will give back looted Asante gold treasures to Ghana.

Evening Standard

Cab crash sparked Barbara Windsor’s dementia, says husband

Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell traces her struggle with dementia back to a black cab ride gone wrong.

Evening Standard

Barbara Windsor's widower says marriage 'wasn't closed book' and wanted him to 'have fun'

Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell, 59, details his 20-year marriage and outlook on sex was a key to their relationship in his new memoir

Daily Mirror

Trolls accused Barbara Windsor's widow of 'playing the long game' after the icon's death

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

Daily Mirror

Liverpool celebrities pay their respects after death of Queen Elizabeth II

Millions have taken to social media to pay tribute to The Queen - among them are famous faces from Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

Jaime Winstone shares behind scenes EastEnders snaps as she gets teary over Peggy role

Jaime Winstone played Peggy Mitchell in a special flashback episode of EastEnders that aired last night, which centred on the experiences of the beloved Mitchell family during the late 1970s

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Wales Online

When is the EastEnders flashback episode airing on BBC One?

Viewers will get an insight into Phil Mitchell's youth as they're transported back to the 1970s

Daily Mirror

Jaime Winstone 'honoured' to reprise role as Peggy Mitchell in special EastEnders episode

Jaime Winstone will step into the late Dame Barbara Windsor's shoes once more to play Peggy Mitchell in a special flashback episode of EastEnders next week

Daily Mirror

EastEnders bosses wanted age-gap romance between Peggy and Alfie, says Shane Richie

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

Daily Mirror

Jaime Winstone says Barbara Windsor sent sign from beyond the grave over EastEnders role

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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Evening Standard

EastEnders Mitchell family flashback revealed ahead of special BBC episode

EastEnders fans were thrilled to see a first glimpse of the Mitchell family from the upcoming throwback episode

Daily Mirror

EastEnders reveals first-look clip of flashback episode as Peggy Mitchell returns

EastEnders is going back to 1979 to reveal what life was like for the Mitchell family before their move to Walford - and fans can expect to see Peggy, Phil, Grant and others

Daily Mirror

Jaime Winstone says late Barbara Windsor gave her 'signs' amid EastEnders role

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

Wales Online

BBC EastEnders shares image from special 1970s flashback episode about the Mitchells

It's back to 1979 for a special episode set during economic turmoil in Britain

Daily Mirror

EastEnders first look at Peggy Mitchell's return as flashback episode date confirmed

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

Wales Online

On The Buses' Anna Karen leaves most of her £420,000 estate to EastEnders co-star Sophie Lawrence

Anna Karen, who played Olive in the ITV sitcom and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap, died in a house fire in February

Daily Mirror

On The Buses’ Anna Karen leaves most of £400,000 fortune to co-star Sophie Lawrence

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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