Ross Kemp shares sweet snap with on-screen mother Barbara Windsor following Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Kemp hailed Windsor as “brave” for being open with her fight against the disease
Brave: Kemp showed his support for Windsor
@RossKemp Twitter
Safeeyah Kazi19 June 2018
The Weekender

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Ross Kemp has shared a sweet snap with his on-screen mother Barbara Windsor following her Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

The 53-year-old former EastEnders actor cosied up with his long-time co-star as he paid her a visit over the weekend.

Windsor played Kemp’s TV mother in the role of Peggy Mitchell on the soap and the pair has remained friends since.

Posting the picture on Twitter, Kemp wrote: “Visiting my lovely Bar...whoops, I mean Dame Barbara Windsor.”

Kemp previously praised Windsor’s bravery when opening up about her battle against the degenerative disease.

He told the Mirror: “I spoke to Barbara on the phone this week.

"She's in good spirits. I think it was a brave decision to reveal her Alzheimer's diagnosis.

“It gets people talking and raises awareness so that's a good thing.”

Windsor’s devastated husband Scott revealed the English actress had been fighting the disease for four years, earlier this year.

He said that the couple chose to make her condition public as Windsor’s symptoms deteriorated in recent weeks.

The 55-year-old added: "Since her 80th birthday last August, a definite continual confusion has set in, so it's becoming a lot more difficult for us to hide.

"I'm doing this because I want us to be able to go out and, if something isn't quite right, it will be OK because people will now know that she has Alzheimer's and will accept it for what it is."

Barbara Windsor - In pictures

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