Dame Barbara Windsor - best known for her roles in the Carry On Films and Eastenders - has passed away aged 83.
She passed away peacefully at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home with her husband Scott Mitchell by her side.
Mr Mitchell said her final weeks were "typical of how she lived her life", being "full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end".
In a moving tribute, he called her his "precious Bar" and said: "I've lost my wife, my best friend and soul mate and my heart or life will never feel the same without you."
The beloved soap and film star was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014, going public with the news four years later.
Known as The Queen Vic's fiesty landlord, her character Peggy famously yelled "get outta my pub!" at rogue drinkers and was an EastEnders stalwart.
Her husband, Scott Mitchell, told the Press Association:
“It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday 10 December at a London care home. Her passing was from Alzheimer’s/Dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side.
“Myself, her family and friends will remember Barbara with love, a smile and affection for the many years of her love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all our lives and the entertainment she gave to so many thousands of others during her career.
“Barbara’s final weeks were typical of how she lived her life. Full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end.
“It was not the ending that Barbara or anyone else living with this very cruel disease deserve. I will always be immensely proud of Barbara’s courage, dignity and generosity dealing with her own illness and still trying to help others by raising awareness for as long as she could.”
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