Birds Of A Feather star Pauline Quirke to step down from professional duties after dementia diagnosis, husband says

Pauline Quirke is stepping down from nonrecreational duties aft being diagnosed with dementia, her hubby has said.

The actress, 65, starred successful Birds of a Feather, The Sculptress and Broadchurch during a glittering career.

She was besides awarded an MBE successful the precocious Queen’s last Birthday Honours successful 2022, receiving the grant from Prince William astatine Buckingham Palace.

A connection from her hubby Steve Sheen said: "

It is with a dense bosom that I denote my woman Pauline's determination to measurement backmost from each nonrecreational and commercialized duties owed to her diagnosis of Dementia successful 2021.

Pauline has been an inspiration done her enactment successful the movie and TV industry, her foundation endeavours and arsenic the laminitis of the precise palmy Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA).

"Her talent, dedication, and imaginativeness person touched countless lives and volition proceed to bash truthful done the bequest of her enactment and done PQA wherever her imaginativeness and guidance has facilitated galore young peoples’ progression and involvement successful the Arts and enhanced their self-confidence."

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