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All the stars handed a life-changing dementia diagnosis – from Pauline Quirke to Barbara Windsor and Alastair Stewart

Following the news Pauline Quirke has dementia, ED! is looking at the other famous faces sadly living with the disease

Pauline Quirke announced her dementia diagnosis recently, with the actress “stepping back” from her professional life. Her husband – Scott Brand – revealed that the Bet Lynch actress had been experiencing “forgetfulness” for some time before the diagnosis. The news was difficult for the couple to process, with them finding out that Julie’s condition would get “progressively, and perhaps speedily, worse”.

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