Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales ‘disappearing’ due to Alzheimer’s

Actor Timothy West says he has spoken openly about his wife’s Alzheimer’s because “not to do it would be dishonest”.

Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales ‘disappearing’ due to Alzheimer’s
Fri, 11 Dec, 2015 - 00:00
Kerri-Ann Roper

West, 81, has been married to Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil, for 52 years.

He told Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: “Well, the sad thing is that you just watch the gradual disappearance of the person that you knew and loved and were very close to.

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