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Pauline Quirke, 65, tragically 'no longer recognises family' amid her devastating battle with dementia  - weeks after it was revealed she'd been living with the disease for four years


Her husband Steve Sheen announced in a statement last month that the the Birds Of A Feather star, 65, would be 'stepping away from all commercial and professional duties'.

Now Maurice Glen, who co-wrote the sitcom which made Pauline famous alongside pal Linda Robson, 66, revealed her condition had sadly 'gathered pace'. Maurice said how fellow Birds Of A Feather star Lesley Joseph, 79, telephoned him shortly before the statement was made public last month. Her husband Steve Sheen announced in a statement last month that the the Birds Of A Feather star would be ' stepping away from all commercial and professional duties' after living with the disease for four years (pictured together)

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