Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has confessed he feared spreading coronavirus to his wife during the lockdown, after experiencing worrying symptoms.
The actor, 57, has been caring for his wife around the clock during the lockdown, six years after she was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Speaking to Ross Kemp on the ITV special titled Living with Dementia, which aired on Wednesday, Scott opened up about his concerns about passing on coronavirus to his wife.
Scott, who has been married to Barbara, 82, for 20 years, revealed he experienced “every symptom” of the deadly virus apart from a persistent cough.
Scott confessed he feared spreading coronavirus to his wife during the lockdown (Image: Getty Images Europe)
He said: “So I don’t know what it was, but I had every other symptom.
“My biggest fear was that I was going to give it to Barbara.”
Scott added: “When COVID-19 started, the other health issues like cancer didn’t send us a note to say they’re giving us a break.”
Barbara played Ross’ on-screen mum on EastEnders (Image: PA)
He also explained that Babs’ condition has started to affect her mobility, with the star occasionally suffering from falls in the middle of the night.
Scott said: “The other thing is she’s started to have falls more regularly, what will happen is she will get up two or three times in the night to go to bathroom, but her legs will give way and I find her on the floor.”
Ross, 55, who played Barbara’s on-screen son on EastEnders, later opened up about the actress’ deterioration, revealing her Alzheimer’s had progressed since his last visit in February.
The emotional documentary saw Ross chat to Scott Mitchell, the husband of Alzheimer’s sufferer Barbara Windsor (Image: Shared Content Unit)
He said: “I have seen a real progression the things that started happening with her is her speech, she can’t find the words.
“And you just see that frustration building up within her, and what I hate is that she just gives up, she just looks at me and goes.”
Scott has revealed Barbara will soon have to move into a care home, to receive constant support from a team of trained professionals.
Reaching out to others in the same heartbreaking situation, he said: “When I first had the carers, I realised it took off the emotional stress.”
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