FRACTURED FRIENDSHIP?

They’ve been friends since they met at theatre school at the age of 10, but rumours in recent years have suggested that Birds of a Feather co-stars Linda Robson, 64, and Pauline Quirke, 62, don’t always see eye to eye. Endeavouring to quash the rumours, Linda says the idea that they aren’t friends is nonsense.

‘People say Pauline and I have fallen out. Obviously I couldn’t see her during lockdown but I’ve seen her since. She just doesn’t want to act any more,’ the actor said. ‘When I was ill, Pauline rang me to see how

I was… [she was] a big support and really there for me.’