British actress Barbara Windsor dies of Alzheimer’s, Dimentia at age 83

Barbara Windsor, one of Britain’s most famous actresses best remembered for her roles as pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in the BBC TV soap “EastEnders” and in the bawdy “Carry On” films, has died aged 83.

Windsor, a household star in Britain known commonly as “Babs,” died at a care home in London on Thursday night, her husband Scott Mitchell said.

“Her passing was from Alzheimer’s/Dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side,” he said in a statement. “It was not the ending that Barbara or anyone else living with this very cruel disease deserves.