THE son of Swindon screen goddess Diana Dors returns to her birthplace today to see a blue plaque unveiled.

Jason Lake-Dors and his daughter Ruby will be the guests of honour at the ceremony in Kent Road, Old Town when Swindon Heritage pays tribute to the woman who once described herself as the only sex symbol Britain had produced since Lady Godiva.

Actor Jason, 47, said: “I can’t wait to get back to Swindon. The last time I was there was when Ruby and I, she was only a baby in my arms then, unveiled the statue of my mother.

“I have never known the exact location of my mother’s birth so I was very excited when the Swindon Heritage team approached me.”

The blue plaque is going to be unveiled at the former Haven Nursing Home at noon.

It was on October 23, 1931, that Winifred Payne gave birth to Diana Mary Fluck at the home, which was once joined to a doctor’s surgery. A year later it reverted to being a family house.

Noel Beauchamp of Swindon Heritage said “To have one relative of Diana Dors back in Swindon to unveil the plaque is exciting, but to have two relatives is very special. Son and granddaughter, it doesn’t get better than that.”

He said: “Everybody is welcome to witness the unveiling. We want to give a big warm Swindon welcome Jason and Ruby on the day so get to Kent Road for just before 11.30am.”

The 1959 pink Cadillac given to the star by Shepperton Studios will take centre stage at the event. Now owned by RR Elite, it has been restored.

Swindon Heritage approached the current owners of numbers 61 and 62 Kent Road at the end of the summer last year with the idea of commemorating the star with a blue plaque.

By the end of October, with the help of crowdfunding, they had raised the £380 needed for the commemoration of the Swindon Siren who appeared in more than 60 films over the space of almost four decades.

However the installation was delayed briefly as a result of storm damage to one of the buildings, which needed to be repaired before the ceremony could be held.

It will be the fourth blue plaque put up highlighting the town’s historic figures. Suffragette Edith New was the first to be honoured with one in North Street.

Later Second World War fighter pilot brothers Harold and Norman Starr were recognised with plaques at their birthplace at what is now the Savoy pub.

The English Marilyn Monroe had her first film role in 1947 when she was just 16. Her career took off in the 1950s and as well as films she starred in many TV series including comedy favourite the Two Ronnies.

She was 52 when she died of ovarian cancer in 1984.