EastEnders and Carry On actress Barbara Windsor dies aged 83

Television star Dame Barbara Windsor after her investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2016 (PA)

Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films, has died aged 83, her husband told the PA news agency.

One of Britain’s most beloved entertainment stars, she first found fame in her role as a buxom blonde in the Carry On films and later became a household name playing Peggy Mitchell, the Queen Vic’s battle-axe landlady in BBC soap EastEnders.