Barbara Windsor

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:48 PM on 10th September 2010 Tearful Peggy Mitchell walked out of Albert Square for the final time tonight – after turning down the pleas of her crack addict son Phil to stay. The pub landlady quit Walford – ending Barbara Windsor’s 16-year stint on BBC1′s EastEnders – with emotional goodbyes to her precious family. She cast one last look at the blackened shell of the fire-ravaged Queen Vic before walking out of the Square for good to rebuild her life...Read Full Story

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:33 AM on 9th September 2010 This is the moment EastEnders stalwart Peggy Mitchell wails with horror as she sees her beloved Queen Vic – and the memories of a decade and a half in Albert Square – go up in flames. The landlady, played by Barbara Windsor, watches as her beloved pub is engulfed in flames, marking the end of 16 years of brawls, bust-ups and barbed comments during her tenure on the show. The inferno begins after her crack addict son Phil...Read Full Story

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 7:47 AM on 9th September 2010 This is the moment EastEnders stalwart Peggy Mitchell wails with horror as she sees her beloved Queen Vic – and the memories of a decade and a half in Albert Square – go up in flames. The landlady, played by Barbara Windsor, watches as her beloved pub is engulfed in flames, marking the end of 16 years of brawls, bust-ups and barbed comments during her tenure on the show. The inferno begins after her crack addict son Phil...Read Full Story

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:03 PM on 17th July 2010 EastEnders’ actors bade an emotional farewell to the show’s biggest legend after Barbara Windsor said goodbye to Albert Square last night. The star, 72, who began playing Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell 16 years ago, brought tears to her fellow cast members’ eyes as she filmed her final scenes. Afterwards, she was pictured hugging screen family Roxie (Rita Simons), Glenda (Glynnis Barber) and Ronnie (Sam Womack). Farewell...Read Full Story

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:47 AM on 10th July 2010 Direct hit: Veteran actress Barbara Windsor reacts after being hit by a dirty bird during filming of EastEnders Surely this wasn’t in the script. Veteran actress Barbara Windsor was the victim of a bit of  bird ad-libbing while shooting scenes on the set of EastEnders. The feathered fiend targeted 72-year-old Babs – who plays Peggy Mitchell on the show – for some unwanted special effects. It is said to be good luck, but...Read Full Story

By Mail Online Reporter Last updated at 4:06 PM on 22nd June 2010 One of Britain’s most famous pubs, the Queen Victoria in EastEnders, is set destroyed by fire later this year, TV bosses confirmed today. The Albert Square landmark – the scene of so many celebrations, rows and recriminations – will be burned to the ground after being the BBC1 drama’s hub for a quarter of a century. Walford chiefs have not revealed whether anyone will die in the blaze, although several characters are due to...Read Full Story

Jackpot Joy Peggy Mitchell may have lost the Queen Vic but Barbara Windsor is set to take on the role as Queen of Bingo! No, the Queen Vic is being rebuilt as a bingo hall, Barbara Windsor fronts the new Jackpot Joy adverts on the small screens and they start airing on Friday. If you want to see the Jackpot Joy adverts then have your telly tuned into ITV1 at 8.45pm Friday 10th! Play Now Without seeing the new Jackpot Joy marketing campaign we can’t really make comment on what we think of it...Read Full Story

We already know that long serving landlady Barbara Windsor, who plays Peggy Mitchell, is leaving the soap this summer before she receives a telegram from the Queen. Babs has played the feisty blonde ever since the Ford Cortina was the reps car of choice. She has to go before she dies of old age on set. Now we know how. Today sources tell us that The Vic, is set to burn to the ground….. with Peggy Mitchell in it. The source said: ‘It’s set to be a spectacular episode. No-one knows yet if...Read Full Story

Jackpot Joy Peggy Mitchell is now the Bingo Queen but whilst I still claim rightful ownership of the title there is a new version of the Jackpot Joy commercial available to view on You Tube. There is a new twist to this popular internet bingo commercial and it’s definitely going to raise a laugh or two as Phil and Grant make a rather “stark" appearance in the spoof version of the Jackpot Joy advert… Play Now Barbara Windsor is once again at the helm of the spoof advert for Jackpot Joy...Read Full Story

EastEnders planning Queen Vic pub blaze Barbara Windsor announced last year she was leaving the show EastEnders scriptwriters have revealed the Queen Victoria pub will be burned down as part of a major storyline later this year. The scenes will spell the end of the current pub set ahead of the soap’s move to high definition in the autumn. It has not been announced whether any characters will die in the blaze, although several are being written out, including landlady Peggy Mitchell. Actress...Read Full Story