Birds Of A Feather’s Linda Robson opens up on ‘feud’ with ex co-star Pauline Quirke after smiley selfie together
LINDA Robson has addressed the ongoing feud rumours surrounding her and former co-star Pauline Quirke.
The 63-year-old posted a string of snaps with her female friends to mark International Women's Day - including a smiley selfie with Pauline, 62, despite claims they'd fallen out.
Alongside her post Loose Women star Linda wrote: "Here’s a few inspirational ladies that inspire me everyday!"
And she's finally given an update on her relationship with Pauline, who was absent from the 2020 Birds of a Feather special.
Linda said: "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 anymore. She's had enough - it's long hours."
She added to : "But when I was ill, both Pauline and Lesley [Joseph] rang me, or a member of my family, every couple of days to see how I was. They were both a big support and really there for me."
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Linda and Pauline - who played Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodous - have been friends for more than 50 years and starred together in 12 series and two Christmas specials of Birds of a Feather.
Addressing Pauline's absence from the 2020 special last year, Linda said: "Obviously people miss Pauline, but we have to respect that it was her choice not to do it any more.
"She wants to concentrate on her academy.”
Linda explained that she and Lesley, who starred as Dorian Green, weren't ready to stop filming the show despite Pauline's decision.
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She continued: "When they [the producers] asked us, we were like: ‘Yeah we would still like to do it. We’re not ready to finish.’
“I think it worked really well as they did a good script, and we did the best we could with it.”
At the time rumours of "tension" behind the scenes were blamed for Pauline's reluctance to film for the show.
She was written out of the episode with it being revealed that Sharon was stuck on a cruise with Covid.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, Linda later blasted the rumours of a fall-out as a "load of codswallop".
She said: "Take no notice of what you’ve heard about me and Pauline falling out. It’s a load of old codswallop.
“Pauline just chose not to do Birds Of A Feather. She wants to concentrate on her acting academy, that’s that.
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We’ve known each other since we were ten. We’re friends. Will Pauline return to the show? I don’t know.
“I just know that the Christmas special went down really well. ITV were really, really pleased.”
