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Linda Robson opens up on Pauline Quirke's dementia diagnosis as she shares sad update


EXLUSIVE: Loose Women star Linda Robson has spoken out on her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke's heartbreaking dementia diagnosis, which was announced last month

Fast forward to 1989, the pair gained fame in the widely cherished sitcom Birds of a Feather, portraying sisters Sharon Theodopolopodous and Tracey Stubbs who are reunited under the cloud of their husbands' convictions for armed robbery, reports the Mirror. Linda Robson attends the 2025 TV Choice Awards (Image: PA)Last month, Steve shared the sombre news of his wife Pauline's decision to withdraw from her professional life following a dementia diagnosis in 2021. He went on to recall her remarkable range, stating, "Demonstrating her acting versatility, she also starred or appeared in more than 60 TV and film productions, including Carrie's War, North and South, Casualty, Cold Blood, Thieving Headmistress, My Family, You, Me and the Apocalypse, and of course Emmerdale."

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