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Barbara
Windsor Denies Row
EastEnders actress Barbara Windsor today denied she was
leaving the show because of a row with television bosses.
The 72-year-old actress, who plays Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell, will
call time on her life in Walford next year.
Windsor said she wanted to spend more time with her husband, Scott Mitchell,
when she made her decision public on Wednesday.
The actress today said she was 'upset' by speculation that an argument with
BBC bosses or a row over money was behind her decision to quit, sparked by a
comment by her EastEnders co-star Larry Lamb that something had 'really
upset' Windsor.
"I am upset at suggestions made that I have chosen to leave EastEnders
because of money, changes that are being made to the show or a supposed
'bust up with producers' as there is absolutely no truth in them,' Windsor
said.
"I made the tough decision to leave for purely one reason - after 15 years
in the show I want to spend more time with my husband, Scott."
A spokeswoman for the BBC soap opera said: "Barbara's decision to leave
EastEnders has absolutely nothing to do with money, contracts or supposed
changes at EastEnders.
"Barbara made the difficult decision as after 15 years of playing Peggy
Mitchell. Barbara felt it was time to pull her last pint and spend more time
with her husband, Scott."
18:00
October 31 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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