Linda Robson 'unaware' Pauline Quirke's dementia statement was going to be released

Loose Women prima Linda Robson is said to person been unaware her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke's devastating dementia connection was going to beryllium released

Linda Robson was reportedly not alert Pauline Quirke's dementia diagnosis was going to beryllium shared publicly.

Pauline's hubby Steve Sheen sadly announced the histrion is acceptable to "step away from each commercialized and nonrecreational duties" to walk clip with her family. She is known for playing Sharon Theodopolopodous successful the archetypal bid of Birds of a Feather and its revival betwixt 2014 and 2017 alongside Linda.

Steve said successful the statement: "'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." It was revealed connected Loose Women yesterday that Linda had known astir Pauline's diagnosis for "some time".

As the devastating announcement was released, Linda was connected a Caribbean cruise. She was adjacent the land of Grenada and was unaware the connection was to beryllium released, according to the Daily Mail. On Monday, Linda had shared a photograph of herself with a person arsenic she wrote: "Having the clip of our lives!"

Linda's Loose Women co-star Ruth Langsford besides addressed her being distant arsenic Pauline's wellness conflict was discussed by the sheet connected Tuesday's show. Ruth said: "Linda Robson, evidently large friends with Pauline, is really distant astatine the moment, different she would person joined america contiguous to speech astir her friend. And evidently she has known for immoderate time."

Linda and Pauline person been friends since childhood, but person faced feud rumours implicit the years. Pauline was obscurity to beryllium seen successful the Birds of a Feather peculiar backmost successful 2020, which near fans convinced that she and Linda had ended their relationship of 50 years. Her lines successful the rubric opus were removed and truthful were pictures of their characters Tracey and Sharon together.

It was claimed Linda and Pauline had go estranged and successful 2022, Linda decided to code the rumours.She told The Mirror: "People accidental Pauline and I person fallen out. Obviously I couldn't spot her during lockdown but I've seen her since. She conscionable doesn't privation to enactment anymore. She's had capable - it's agelong hours. She's concentrating connected her play academies. She's precise hands on, going to classes and each that.

"I spot Lesley [Joseph] each the clip due to the fact that we won Celebrity Coach Trip past year. And during the lockdowns I would permission comic things connected her doorstep, similar Tena Lady and hairsbreadth dye! But erstwhile I was ill, some Pauline and Lesley rang me, oregon a subordinate of my family, each mates of days to spot however I was. They were some a large enactment and truly determination for me."

In 2023, Linda admitted that she had for a clip felt 'envious' of Pauline aft she began picking up much superior acting parts. Opening up during an occurrence of Loose Women, Linda confessed: "So I've ne'er truly been jealous of Pauline Quirke but I utilized to beryllium envious of each the roles she got similar dramas and everything.

"I utilized to think, 'Lovely, I'm truly pleased for you but I would emotion to bash immoderate play relation arsenic well'. But present I americium doing play roles, truthful I don't person to beryllium envious anymore bash I! But nary jealousy tin beryllium a unspeakable happening really. I was delighted she was truthful palmy but I conscionable wanted a small spot of it arsenic good and I wished I had got that." Linda, Pauline, and Lesley attempted to dispel immoderate enactment rumours erstwhile and for each by gathering up for luncheon successful 2022.

If you person been affected by this story, proposal and enactment tin beryllium recovered astatine Dementia UK.

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