Yahoo News Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell opens up over relationship with Tanya Franks
Barbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell has opened up about his relationship with EastEnders star Tanya Franks.
The couple confirmed their relationship last July after meeting while they were both running the London Marathon in 2019 to raise money for Dementia Revolution.
Speaking about Franks on Kaye Adams' How to Be 60 podcast, Mitchell said (via MailOnline): "She’s a wonderful lady who knew Barbara.
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"It can’t be easy to be with someone who was the other half of Barbara Windsor, especially the fact that I still put myself out there and talk about her.
"So, it says to me the type of person that Tanya is, that she can deal with that. She’s very sure of herself as a person. Just because you’re not with someone for whatever reason, it doesn’t mean to say that you just switch off some valve of love."
Mitchell went on to add that Barbara will always hold a place in his heart and believes she would give her blessing to his new relationship.
"I might turn the TV on and suddenly [Barbara] will be there and it takes my breath away sometimes, because I’m not expecting it," he said.
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"I know [Barbara] wanted me to be happy, I know I deserve to be happy. It doesn’t take away anything that we shared. All of our lives go by very quickly and we can be held back by worrying what others might say. You’ve just got to live your life."
Mitchell previously opened up about the differences between Barbara and his new partner saying: "It's a very funny thing because I could not have picked two ladies more opposite.
"If Barbara had sneezed at 11 o'clock, she would have given you a three-hour interview of how it made her feel. But Tanya is an incredible lady and she believes that her personal relationships are not something she likes to share."
EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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