The actor’s husband has announced ‘with a heavy heart’ that she will step back from public duties

Actor Pauline Quirke, best known for starring in BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather, has dementia, her husband has announced. In a statement, Steve Sheen confirmed that she was diagnosed a number of years ago and she will no longer be doing any public-facing work.

“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,” said Sheen.