Linda Robson has broken her silence on ‘best friend’ Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis on Sunday.

Pauline’s husband Steve Sheen revealed on Monday that the star, 65, is set to ‘step away from all commercial and professional duties,’ following a dementia diagnosis in 2021. 

Linda, who started in Birds Of A Feather with Pauline, wrote on Instagram: ‘This will be the only time I speak on behalf of my best friend, Pauline.

‘For the past three years, I’ve been in close contact with her husband, Steve, and have spent time with Pauline.

‘It breaks my heart to see her endure such a terrible illness. Out of respect for her family and her privacy, I will not be discussing this matter further.’

Linda Robson has broken her silence on ‘best friend’ Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis on Sunday (pictured together in 2015)