Inside Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson's rocky relationship after Birds of a Feather star's dementia diagnosis

• Pauline Quirke and her Birds of a Feather co-star Linda Robson were at the centre of reports of a “feud” prior to her dementia diagnosis. On Tuesday, Quirke’s husband Steve Sheen issued a health update on the star and said she would be "stepping away from all commercial and professional duties" to spend time with her family. Despite Quirke and Robson being friends since childhood, rumours were rife that they’d had a bitter falling out sparked when Quirke was noticeably absent from the Birds of a Feather special back in 2020.