Babs still remembers her mum’s Co-op ID DEMENTIA STAR RECITES NUMBER
by BRAVE Barbara Windsor is still sharp enough to remember her mother’s old Co-op membership details as she battles Alzheimer’s.
But, close pal and comedian Paul O’grady revealed Babs, 81, does sometimes repeat herself.
He said: “Barbara is a sweet- heart. We are in touch all the time. People write her off, but she’s doing really well. She went to the panto the other night and to 42nd Street.
“I ran into her and said, ‘What’s your mum’s Co-op number, can you remember?’
“She told me then said, ‘How the hell do we remember that?’ I said, ‘Do you remember me?’and she said, ‘You’re hard to ever forget.’ Asked what Barbara’s main problem was, Paul said: “You repeat yourself. If she does repeat herself, you just answer it and carry on like you haven’t heard it before.”
Barbara’s husband Scott, 55, told The People the couple are planning “a quiet Christmas with family”.
Paul, 63, will be on TV, hosting
EXCLUSIVE
BARK The Herald Angels Sing… dog lover Ali Murphy is dedicating the festive season to her rescue pooches – even giving them a turkey dinner.
The pets, including five
Great Danes, unwrap gifts and get “doggie stockings” full of canine treats.
Landlady Ali, right, of
Shoreham-by-sea, West
Sussex, saved many of the dogs – including a blind spaniel – from being put down.
Ali, 54, said: “They don’t miss out. I even put a Santa suit on.”
All you want fur
Christmas, then. For The Love Of Dogs. He promised: “We avoided anything too sad, it is Christmas Day after all.”
For The Love Of Dogs, ITV, 5.55pm. Tuesday.