How many actresses have played peggy mitchell

But she was properly introduced in when her sons fell out after Phil had an affair with Grant's wife Sharon Letitia Dean.

She ended up making them both see sense before taking her rightful place as the acting landlady of the Queen Vic.

Seething about how Sharon got in between her beloved sons, she branded her a "slapper" and tried her best to oust Sharon from the Square. Instead, however, she got Sharon to sign over her share of the pub so that the Mitchell's were in control of it. Peggy has dated gangsters, philanders, murderers and incestuous paedophiles yes, more than one!

The first man she married was Phil and Grant's dad Eric, a boxer who worked for gangster Johnny Allen. But Eric began to resent his family after he fell in love with another woman called Maureen, but was unable to desert his family to elope with her. As a result, he became abusive towards Peggy and Phil until she shopped him into the police for a robbery.

Later she tried to make the marriage work by having another daughter, Sam, but Eric later died of cancer in When she returned to Walford in , she began dating businessman money laundering criminal George Palmer, who she became engaged to in Peggy dumped him after she found out about his illegal activities and he fled to New Zealand after crooks came looking for him.

Peggy then went on to date charming car salesman Frank Butcher, who she then married. The Alzheimer's Society said it was "incredibly grateful" to Dame Barbara and her husband for their work bringing awareness to the disease.

In a statement, the charity said: "Dame Barbara Windsor was an amazingly true, much-loved national treasure, and in speaking out about her experiences shone like a beacon for others affected by dementia. She married three times, including to small-time criminal Ronnie Knight, and she also dated gangster Charlie Kray and his brother Reggie.

The actress married Mr Mitchell in , with the pair having first met in If you, or someone you know, has been affected by dementia you can find more information and support here.

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Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Barbara Windsor's long and varied career. Mitchell brothers actors pay tribute to Windsor. Obituary: Dame Barbara Windsor. A life in pictures. Dame Barbara Windsor moves to care home. Dame Barbara urges PM to 'sort out' dementia care. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The late Barbara Windsor made a name for herself as one of the most iconic characters in EastEnders history, Peggy Mitchell.

But when did she join EastEnders and why did she leave the soap? Here's what we know While Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne all the way back in , the character was reintroduced in , recast to Barbara Windsor. She played the no-nonsense landlady of the Queen Vic and powerhouse of the Mitchell family for almost ten years.

Unfortunately, Babs was forced to take a two year break from the soap when she fell ill with the Epstein-Barr virus in