In an upsetting admission, Linda also said she would 'rather get cancer' over dementia 'because at least then you’ve got a chance'.
Now Maurice Glen, who co-wrote the sitcom which made Pauline famous alongside pal Linda Robson , 66, revealed her condition had sadly 'gathered pace' (top - bottom Linda, Lesley Joseph and Pauline in Birds of A Feather).
Dementia is terrible - I’d rather get cancer, because at least then you’ve got a chance'] Linda also revealed to MailOnline she had been privately supporting Pauline by phoning her.
The Loose Women star admitted she has known about the Birds Of A Feather star's diagnosis for three years as she shared an update on her close friend (pictured together 1989).
Rumours of a rift between Pauline and co-star Linda emerged when Pauline quit Birds Of A Feather in 2017 and her character Sharon Theodopolopodous was absent from the 2020 Christmas special, a year before her diagnosis.
