Babs at 72: ; On Ageism, Arlene & Helping Great Ormond St
Sunday Mirror › August 16, 2009
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BARA Windsor has been a household name ever since she - literally - burst on to our screens in Carry On Camping. But Barbara, a star for 40 years, knows it could all end tomorrow. Even she has fallen victim to the dreaded showbiz curse - ageism.
"I found myself in the doldrums in the early Nineties," admits 72year-old Barbara, whose friend Arlene Phillips was recently sacked by the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing after turning 66.See the full content of this document
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Babs at 72: ; On Ageism, Arlene & Helping Great Ormond St
"I was too old to play the dolly bird any longer and I looked too young to play a woman of my real age. No one ever saw me as the aunt, mother or grandmother.
"I was reduced to touring thirdrate theatres round the country with my one-woman show - Carry On Barbara. I was on the verge of...See the full content of this document
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