Dementia revelation of Carry On star helps charity

DAME Barbara Windsor is “thrilled” that speaking out about having Alzheimer’s disease is helping people, the actress’s friend Jane Moore has said.

Moore conducted the interview with Scott Mitchell, husband of the Carry On and Eastenders star, in which he revealed she had been diagnosed with the disease.

The broadcaster told ITV’s Loose Women: “Barbara’s issue at the minute is her short-term memory is not great. So, one of Scott’s issues was that he discussed it with Barbara and her specialist about going public, because it was going to make her life easier.

“When she saw the response, she was a bit overwhelmed and got a bit tearful. But he said she just gets so thrilled and keeps saying, ‘I’m helping people’.”

Moore said Alzheimer’s Society donations “went up by a third” after Dame Barbara’s revelation.