Barbara Windsor injured on set

Post by **faceless** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:11 pm

Barbara Windsor has broken her wrist and sprained her ankle after failing out of her trailer on the Eastenders set. The 69 year old actress sustained the injuries while filming scenes in London.

A statement from the BBC said: : "She is in a splint for the next couple of weeks and the surgeon will then decide if she needs to wear a cast for six weeks."

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Post by **Skylace** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:27 pm

Bless her. I hope that she's okay.

Post by **eefanincan** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:15 pm

Will be interesting to see how they explain this in the storylines.

Hope she heals quickly!

Post by **Skylace** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:13 pm

eefanincan wrote:Will be interesting to see how they explain this in the storylines.

I was thinking the same thing. They could very easily let her have a tumble down the stairs over some of Ben's toys!

fritz · Post by **fritz** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:34 pm

Yes that did enter my mind.Will they work it into the story line or try to hide it like Frankies family way ?

Post by **eefanincan** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:08 pm

fritz wrote:Yes that did enter my mind.Will they work it into the story line or try to hide it like Frankies family way ?

LOL! I rather think that Sky's idea about falling over Ben's toys will be the answer..... seems the most probable. If she's casted or splinted, or limitied to using only one limb, then it's going to be pretty hard to hide the fact that she can't pull a pint.

Post by **Skylace** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:34 pm

Barbara Windsor has broken her wrist and sprained her ankle in a fall while filming.

The EastEnders actress was left in a splint after the trip on-set in London. According to The Sun, she was collecting her breakfast from the canteen while working on scenes for Pauline Fowler?s funeral.

A spokeswoman for the soap told DS: "Barbara Windsor had a fall whilst filming on location over the weekend. She has sprained her ankle and fractured her wrist and is in a splint for the next couple of weeks.

"The surgeon will then decide whether she then needs to wear a cast for six weeks. She is now back filming with us as of yesterday."