Jaime Winstone

Jaime Winstone will play a young Peggy Mitchell in a special flashback episode of EastEnders, it has been announced.

There’s certainly a healthy amount of pressure when you’re taking on such an iconic role – I thoroughly enjoyed it. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. The flashback episode will take viewers back to the winter of 1979 with the Mitchells "hit hard by a Britain in economic turmoil" and Peggy struggling to keep things afloat as her marriage to Eric is "showing its cracks".

The 37-year-old actress – daughter of film veteran Ray Winstone – portrayed the pub landlady in the BBC biopic Babs in 2017, which showed Dame Barbara aged in ...

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Jaime Winstone will play a young version of the character as the show looks into the family's past.

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Jaime Winstone will take over the EastEnders role made famous by Dame Barbara Winstone for a special flashback episode.

The 37-year-old also previously played Windsor in the 2017 biopic Babs. As fans of the long-running BBC soap opera will know, Windsor played Peggy from 1994 until 2016. Peggy Mitchell is set to return to EastEnders for a special flashback episode.

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Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. In 1979, the Mitchells are hit by a Britain in economic turmoil. Or maybe it will be something entirely different?’, they wondered.

Jaime Winstone will play a young version of the character as the show looks into the family's past.

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Kat Slater actress Jessie Wallace has posted a photo of herself alongside Jaime Winstone ahead of special Eastenders flashback episode.

In 2017, a movie was made about her life, titled Babs, which saw Jaime Winstone play the iconic actress. One such commenter was drag queen Vinegar Strokes, who has recently been involved in an EastEnders storyline herself. The episode is said to include some fan favourite characters in their younger days, including Ronnie and Roxy, Grant and Archie Mitchell, among a whole host of familiar faces.

Jaime Winstone will play a young version of the character as the show looks into the family's past.

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