Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell has been spotted out with his new flame, EastEnders star Tanya Franks.
This comes after the pair have reportedly moved in with one another as they take their romance to the next level.
The new couple went public with their relationship after getting close to each other as they trained for the London Marathon together.
The pair are said to be living in Scott’s £4 million West London home that he used to share with Barbara.
Scott and Tanya were spotted out and about with Scott holding a bunch of flowers with Tanya beside him.
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Earlier this year, the widower discussed his two-year grief battle and said it’s “getting better'” and shared Barbara’s sweet words with him before she died.
Scott told Best: “Before she died, Barbara told me to cry, be broken-hearted, then have the best time. Knowing Barbara, she would have remarried a nice 25-year-old by now!”
He went on to say how Barbara will always be important to him, but it is time to think about his future now.
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Scott said: “Now it’s time to think about me and my future. Barbara will always be a massive part of my life, but she would want me to move on.”
He also reflected on Barbara’s death and said: “It’s incredible. It’s two years tomorrow. I still think she’s gonna walk through the door.
“It’s something deep inside me. I wake up some mornings thinking is she still okay?
“After 27 years I’m still in the early stages of grief and processing. I still think of the good times. That’s a really good thing for me to go back.
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“I lost my best friend. My other half. That’s what I lost. That’s why I still feel that sense now that she still is there with me. Sometimes feeling the loneliness that she’s not there anymore.”
Scott also released a book titled By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor which details his twenty-year marriage.
He added: “She [Barbara] predicted it [the book]. She said one day when I’m gone they’re gonna ask you to write a book. She said you must do it and you must be totally honest.
“I learned a lot from Barbara about life and love.”
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