‘It’s the thing I’ve always feared’: Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell says star, 82, will have to move into a care home soon amid her Alzheimer’s battle
Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has emotionally revealed that the star may have to go into a care home soon amid her devastating Alzheimer’s battle.
The actor, 57, has admitted that it is the thing he’s ‘always feared’ and he can’t imagine ever letting the EastEnders star, 82, leave their marital home.
Scott, who is her primary carer, revealed that he was told the upsetting development by a specialist after Barbara’s Alzheimer’s battle ‘worryingly progressed’.
Emotional: Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has emotionally revealed that the star may have to go into a care home soon amid her devastating Alzheimer’s battle
The Goodnight Sweetheart star added that he has encountered some ‘fairly dark moments’ since the meeting.
Scott is set to discuss Barbara’s heartbreaking Alzheimer’s battle with Ross Kemp, who used to play her on-screen son Grant Mitchell on EastEnders, in a new television interview. Barbara does not appear on the show.
The Sun reports that the actor tells Ross, 55: ‘It’s the thing I’ve always feared. He’s basically telling me I need to prepare myself that at some point it may not be sustainable to give her the kind of care she needs at the house.
‘I’ve had some fairly dark moments since he said that because there’s a part of me that knows that most likely is the truth and that’s what needs to happen. There’s another part of me which can’t imagine letting her go.
Heartbreaking: The actor, 57, has admitted that it is the thing he’s ‘always feared’ and he can’t imagine ever letting the EastEnders star, 82, leave their marital home
‘I can’t imagine leaving that lady when she talks to me the way she does and putting her somewhere and her thinking, “Why has he done this to me?”‘
The actor is also said to talk about how Barbara’s speech is getting worse, she has started forgetting they are in their own home and that she has started to fall in the middle of the night, leaving the soap legend ‘frustrated’.
Scott will also reportedly discuss how he and Barbara have coped during the coronavirus lockdown.
The actor is said to admit that he had ‘every other symptom’ of COVID-19 minus the cough and his ‘biggest fear’ was passing it to Barbara.
In May, it was reported that Scott was struggling with coronavirus lockdown because Barbara can’t understand why nobody is visiting her.
The Carry On actress was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 2014 and is now being cared for round-the-clock by her husband Scott Mitchell.
The actor married EastEnders star Barbara in 2000 and the star is accustomed to close friends and family constantly checking in on her.