Barbara Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell started training for the London Marathon on Thursday, as he was seen jogging through London with EastEnders ex-star Kellie Shirley.
Donning a Dementia Revolution vest Scott, 56, was seen hard at work in training, as he prepares to run the 26.3 mile race on Sunday 28th April along with many of Barbara's EastEnders co-stars.
They will be aiming to raise money for the campaign after Barbara, 81, revealed last year that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Hard at work: Barbara Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell started training for the London Marathon on Thursday, as he jogged through London with EastEnders ex-star Kellie Shirley
Scott confirmed on Tuesday that he would be running the marathon in honour of his wife, as he also revealed that Dame Barbara had started to forget who he is.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain he said: 'The reality is the last two weeks her confusion has been really bad, so of an evening I spend a lot of time explaining where we are.'
'I fear the moment when every memory will go, when on a constant basis Barbara won’t know who I am. Inevitably she won’t know who I am. I've had it twice.
'I was helping her out the bath and she looked at me scared and said "I'm sorry who are you?"
Keep going! Donning a Dementia Revolution vest Scott, 56, was seen hard at work in training, as he prepares to run the 26.3 mile race on Sunday 28th April
Scott will join Adam Woodyatt, Natalie Cassidy, Jake Wood and other EastEnders stars running the Marathon in honour of Dame Barbara, as part of the year-long campaign formed by dementia charities Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK.
Scott will lead the team, which also includes EastEnders actors Emma Barton, Kellie Shirley, Tanya Franks, Jamie Borthwick and Jane Slaughter.
They have united in support of the former soap star, and hope to raise £100,000 to help ground-breaking research into dementia, as well as boosting awareness around the condition.
Scott previously announced he would be running the 2019 Virgin London Marathon for the cause, with support from Dame Barbara, 81.
The actress, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014, said: 'It means so much to me to see some of my closest friends coming together to support this cause.
Honouring: Scott will be joining Adam Woodyatt, Natalie Cassidy, Jake Wood and other EastEnders stars running the London Marathon in honour of Barbara for a dementia campaign
Supportive: He will lead the team, which also includes EastEnders actors Emma Barton, Kellie Shirley, Tanya Franks, Jamie Borthwick and Jane Slaughter
Loved-up: Scott previously announced he would be running the 2019 Virgin London Marathon for the cause, with support from Dame Barbara, 81 (pictured March 2017)
'And I know it will mean a lot to everyone else living with dementia.'
The group of celebrity runners recently met up for their first preparatory training session ahead of the London Marathon.
Jake, 46, who plays Max Branning in the BBC One soap, said that his friendship with 'wonderful, special friend' Dame Barbara inspired him to join the team.
He added: 'Dementia is caused by diseases that affect so many people, like Barbara, yet awareness of dementia is so low and research is so underfunded.
'We've come together as a team to change this, and make a stand against dementia.'
In the game: The group of celebrity runners recently met up for their first preparatory training session ahead of the London Marathon
Speaking about Barbara's Revolutionaries Scott said it was 'such an amazing show of their love and friendship towards Barbara'.
'It's one thing to be friends with someone, but when people say that they're going to give up their spare time and much needed days off and instead dedicate them to a cause that means so much, then that really is extraordinary - to both Barbara and me it's so incredibly special.'
He added: 'It's not until it happens on your doorstep that you realise how devastating dementia is. There is still such a lack of awareness that surrounds the condition.
Teamwork: Speaking about Barbara's Revolutionaries Scott said it was 'such an amazing show of their love and friendship towards Barbara'
'I see it often with Barbara - people get very nervous around her and they don't know how to react or what to say. But it's so important that we understand dementia.
'This cause desperately needs as much attention and awareness as possible.
'I hope that by running the marathon for the Dementia Revolution, Barbara's Revolutionaries will help us achieve this, as well as raising a lot of money to fund vital research happening at the UK Dementia Research Institute.'
Scott has called for people with ballot places in the London Marathon to join them, and for others to sponsor them for the 'revolution' against dementia.
To donate click here: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Barbarasrevolutionaries
Caring: He added: 'It's not until it happens on your doorstep that you realise how devastating dementia is. There is still such a lack of awareness that surrounds the condition' (pictured March 2016)
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Main photo article Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell started training for the London Marathon on Thursday, as he was seen jogging through London with EastEnders ex-star Kellie Shirley.
Donning a Dementia Revolution vest Scott, 56, was seen hard at work in training, as he prepares to run the 26.3 mile...
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