Birds of a Feather co-stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson were once locked in a vicious feud that saw them row in toilets, yet they have managed to move on and put it behind them

Loose Women star Linda Robson was on a Caribbean cruise when a statement was released by her friend Pauline Quirke's husband Steve Sheen

Loose Women star Linda Robson is said to have been unaware her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke's devastating dementia statement was going to be released

A household name in the 1990s and 2000s, Pauline Quirke played one half of mismatched sister act Sharon and Tracey in the hit sitcom Birds Of A Feather for over 15 years.

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Actress Linda Robson was reportedly on a Caribbean cruise when her friend and former Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke's husband Steve Sheen released a statement revealing she has been diagnosed with dementia.

Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia, her husband Steve Sheen has announced. The Birds of a Feather star, 65, is best known for playing Sharon Theodopolopodous in the much-loved sitcom alongside Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph from 1988 to 1999.

Pauline won a British Comedy Award for her role as Sharon. Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson. Pauline and Linda became friends when they were just 10 years old, when they w

Loose Women presenter Linda Robson has been close friends with Pauline Quirke for decades and was aware of her diagnosis before the public announcement was made this week