Carry on Cork: Babs hunts for Irish roots

LEGENDARY Carry On film star Barbara Windsor — now known to millions as Eastenders’ battle-axe Peggy Mitchell — yesterday flew into Ireland to trace her family ancestry.

Ms Windsor, the blonde star of the cheeky 1960s Carry On films, arrived in Cork for filming of a BBC family history show called Who Do You Think You Are?

The show, due to go out as part of the BBC’s autumn schedule, involves celebrities receiving expert help in tracing their roots across the globe.