GOOD Morning Britain’s Richard Arnold teared up as he watched his last ever interview with Barbara Windsor following the actress’s death.
The showbiz correspondent took a moment to pause as the emotion of the sad news became too much.
Raising his hand to his face, he said: “That’s just beautiful.”
A clip had played of Barbara’s emotional reaction to receiving the TV Choice Awards 2016 outstanding contribution to television.
Admitting it was one of the first times she’d been recognised for her TV work, Barbara had said: “I never got television. I was all right with the theatres. Smashing, cracked it. Film, cracked that. But TV? No.”
Richard also reflected on her kind nature and larger than life personality as he shared some of his fond memories of her.
He said: “She would come into GMTV back in the day and shake the hands of everyone in the green room, everyone who was on the show.”
He continued: “One time I was walking up Marylebone High Street, and all I could hear was ”’ello, darling’.
“Well I looked I couldn’t see her because she wasn’t in the full Peggy garb.”
Barbara’s heartbroken husband led tributes to the iconic actress after her death from dementia at the age of 83.
The iconic actress “brought brightness to our lives’, said Scott Mitchell, 57, after Dame Barbara passed away last night.
Dame Barbara was one of Britain’s most beloved stars and was known for her roles in EastEnders and the iconic Carry On films.
She died at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home after battling dementia, Mr Mitchell said.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
A representative for actor Steve McFadden, who plays Dame Barbara’s on-screen son Phil Mitchell, said he was “devastated” by her death.
The Mitchells have been crucial to EastEnders’ success and longevity and viewers were for years gripped by the drama surrounding the family.
Danniella Westbrook, 47, who played Peggy’s daughter Sam, wrote on Twitter: “Today we lost a legend a national treasure and a woman who I looked up to for most of my life.”
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