Linda Robson reveals she is having 'the time of my life' on Caribbean holiday just hours before Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke's dementia diagnosis was announced
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Linda Robson revealed she was having the 'time of her life' on holiday just hours before it was revealed her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia. The actress, 65, is set to 'step away from all commercial and professional duties,' her spouse revealed in a statement, after she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021.
![[The actress, 65, is set to 'step away from all commercial and professional duties,' her spouse revealed in a statement, after she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/11/94342227-14308251-image-a-13_1737459199030.jpg)
Linda, 66, is currently on a Caribbean cruise near Granada and shared photos of herself alongside friends on the trip. The Loose Women star posted a snap of herself with a friend and wrote: 'Having the time of our lives!'. In a statement revealing Pauline's diagnosis for the first time, her husband Steve 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.
![[Pauline (right), best known for her role in the ITV sitcom Birds Of A Feather, was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021 (pictured with Linda and Lesley Joseph)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/11/94329143-14308251-The_actress_best_known_for_her_role_in_the_ITV_sitcom_Birds_Of_A-a-20_1737459404368.jpg)
'Pauline has been an inspiration through her work in the film and TV industry, her charity endeavours and as the founder of the very successful Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA). Linda Robson revealed she was having the 'time of her life' on holiday just hours before it was revealed her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia.
![[Linda, 66, is currently on a Caribbean cruise near Granada and shared photos of herself alongside friends on the trip]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/11/94342217-14308251-image-a-15_1737459240620.jpg)
The actress, 65, is set to 'step away from all commercial and professional duties,' her spouse revealed in a statement, after she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021. Pauline (right), best known for her role in the ITV sitcom Birds Of A Feather, was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021 (pictured with Linda and Lesley Joseph).
![[Hilary Evans-Newton, Chief Executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said in a statement on Tuesday: 'We are saddened to hear of Pauline's diagnosis and send our best wishes to her']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/11/94330263-14308251-Hilary_Evans_Newton_Chief_Executive_of_Alzheimer_s_Research_UK_s-a-18_1737459388976.jpg)
