August 4th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Barbara Windsor, BBC, Boris Johnson, Eastenders

We told you recently that fame hungry Boris Johnson was making an appearance on BBC soap Eastenders, but his scene didn’t go quite as planned.
Boris will appear in a scene with Peggy Mitchell and went in to film his part last week.
Barbara Windsor, who plays Peggy, told The Mirror: “Boris said to me, ‘I think I know my lines,’ but we got a little bit of comedy accidentally.
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July 20th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Barbara Windsor, BBC, Boris Johnson, Eastenders

The Mayor of London, Borsi Johnson is to make a cameo appearance on BBC’s Eastenders.
Aspart of Peggy Mitchell’s quest for local government, Boris shows up in the Queen Vic for a scene with the gorgeous Barbara Windsor.
Mr Johnson told BBC: “It was, of course, a tremendous honour to step inside that most venerable of London landmarks, the Queen Vic, and share a scene with another of the capital’s icons, the fabulous Barbara Windsor.”
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