Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke is to "step back" from acting after being diagnosed with dementia. "Her acting career has now come to a close, but Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, with its network of approximately 250 academies and over 15,

British sitcom star Pauline Quirke will step back from professional duties after being diagnosed with dementia.

Pauline Quirke was seen looking radiant and in good spirits as she received her MBE in her last public appearance. It was revealed the beloved star of Birds Of A Feather would step back from her professional duties yesterday after a diagnosis of dementia.

The Birds of a Feather star retires from acting and reveals she was diagnosed with dementia in 2021.

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.

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's son beamed as he labelled her "selfless and caring" in a resurfaced post that came following her initial dementia diagnosis. This week, the veteran actress' family shared to the public that she was given the heartbreaking diagnosis in 2021,

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