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 Quirke, famous for starring in TV sitcom Birds of a Feather, is to retire from acting following a dementia diagnosis, her husband has said. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my wife Pauline's decision to step back from all professional and commercial duties due to her diagnosis of dementia in 2021," Steve Sheen said.

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Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia, but it's not the first health battle the actress has faced.

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.

Pauline Quirke, 65, has been forced to retire from acting after her husband Steve Sheen announced that the Birds of a Feather star was diagnosed with dementia in 2021

Pauline Quirke will step away from public life after she was diagnosed with dementia, her husband has revealed...

British sitcom star Pauline Quirke will step back from professional duties after being diagnosed with dementia. Her husband, Steve Sheen, released a statement saying the Birds of a Feather actress had been diagnosed with the condition in 2021.

Pauline Quirke is stepping back from acting after an incredible 50-year career, revealing she was diagnosed with Dementia back in 2021 in a statement via her husband