EastEnders star hurt in fall

Last updated at 11:26 16 November 2006


EastEnders actress Barbara Windsor sprained her ankle and fractured her wrist while filming on location at the weekend, the BBC said today.

Windsor, 69, who plays matriarch Peggy Mitchell, fell during filming, according to a spokeswoman for the show.

A BBC statement said: "She is in a splint for the next couple of weeks and the surgeon will then decide whether she needs to wear a cast for six weeks. She is currently not filming."

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