All of me - Barbara Windsor
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All of me - Barbara Windsor

Non-Fiction - Biography - ISBN: 0747266441

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All Of Me by Barbara Windsor is an excellent autobiography. Subtitled 'My Extraordinary Life', she isn't kidding! This book has it all, as indeed has her life - a much-publicised affair with Carry On co-star, Sid James; an ill-fated marriage to big-time crook, Ronnie Knight; then more recently, ... Read review





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I always felt I was more than just a busty blonde with a giggle and a wiggle. Barbara ... more
Windsor is forever enshrined in the national
psyche as a cheeky Cockney, the blonde bombshell
star of that quintessentially British creation,
the Carry On film. Windsor's career in
showbusiness has spanned an incredible 50
years--from her first appearance in pantomime at
the age of 12, to soap-star matriarch behind the
bar at the Queen Vic in Eastenders.  Windsor (born
Barbara Deeks; the name-change came in 1952,
Coronation year, and was "particularly apt") grew
up torn between her rowing parents who
nevertheless instilled in her a passion for
film-going. Aware that her looks and cheeky air
would get her work, Windsor secretly deplored
being eternally typecast as a "bimbo in white
stilettos" and saw herself instead as a "theatre
comedy actress". Her comic talent and sheer
capacity for hard work led her, after years of
damp dressing rooms and end-of-the-pier shows, to
an enduring status as an icon of sorts, her
ultimate accolade being made an OBE in 2000.  Yet
Windsor is almost as famous for her private life
as she is for her public achievements, and she is
exceptionally candid about her affairs--most
notoriously with fellow Carry On star Sid James,
though there was an occasion over some salt-beef
sandwiches with jazzman Ronnie Scott ("I felt he
had taken me on more for my bosom than for my
singing"). There were also her abortions, her
friendships with some of the biggest stars of the
60s--Kenneth Williams and she were so close that
he came on her honeymoon--and she has always held
a rather dubious affection for the Krays. Her
first husband, Ronnie Knight, became Britain's
most wanted man after his involvement in a
robbery, her second sold his story to the tabloids
after their marriage ended; she has recently
married her third husband after a turbulent
relationship. "I'd always been a grafter, not a
whinger; always got out there and done it when the
chips were down", writes Windsor and we never
expect anything less of her. The enjoyable and
slightly scandalous All of Me is written in the
best British tradition of self-deprecation, hard
work, laughter and tears--with a touch of
sauciness thrown in. Just like a Carry On film, in
fact. --Kate Weaver
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Review of All of me - Barbara Windsor by KarenUK

Advantages: gossipy, a great read, interesting, can't put it down from about halfway through
Disadvantages: descends into a bit of a list of sexual conquests at times!!

All Of Me by Barbara Windsor is an excellent autobiography. Subtitled 'My Extraordinary Life', she isn't kidding! This book has it all, as indeed has her life - a much-publicised affair with Carry On co-star, Sid James; an ill-fated marriage to big-time crook, Ronnie Knight; then more recently, a penchant for men young enough to be her sons. Fascinating stuff. Now, I have no illusions about Ms. Windsor herself – I admire her acting talent, ...
...in EastEnders, but I once met her. I was about eight at the time and asked her politely for an autograph. I can’t repeat what she told me to do, but I ended up in tears, devastated that a woman I admired and idolised could be so cruel to a young fan. That has always stayed with me and has tarnished my views on her somewhat. But this book, her second autobiography, is a cracking read. Barbara Windsor's style is not perfect, but she knows she ... Read review

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Babs Bears all
Review of All of me - Barbara Windsor by lozza166

Advantages: Full of action
Disadvantages: None

...tells how she got together with toy boy, Scott, which I think most people have wondered since first seeing them together. Overall this book keeps you rivetted from start to end. I would definately recommend it, I'm not a Barbara Windsor fan, but loved it all the same. ... Read review

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All of me - Barbara Windsor

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Author: Barbara Windsor

Title: All of me

Genre: Biography

Type: Non-Fiction

ISBN: 0747266441

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