How Birds of a Feather stars Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph became best friends in real life

British sitcom Birds of a Feather aired from 1989 to 1998.

The present centred across the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon, who had been left to take care of themselves after their husbands had been arrested for armed theft.

Linda Robson, who performed Tracey, and Lesley Joseph, who performed neighbour Dorien, went on to type a shut friendship after assembly one another in 1989 earlier than filming the primary episodes of the present.

On Loose Women in 2019, Lesley recalled the second she met her good friend: “My first reminiscence of Linda was going to the Ritz to satisfy Pauline and her. Pauline was sporting trainers and requested for water in her champagne.

“And I used to be terrified since you’d identified one another all of your lives and I used to be coming in however from that day on wards, we’ve acquired on like a home on fireplace.”

After the sitcom completed, Lesley and Linda remained friends and shaped a ‘very shut bond.’

According to the Mirror, whereas Lesley was caught in her home throughout lockdown, Linda even introduced her provides and chatted to her as much as the balcony.

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“We’ve been by a lot collectively,” Lesley stated on Loose Women final 12 months.

“Ups, downs, divorces, relationship failures, all the pieces. Through thick and skinny. Linda is one hell of an unbelievable particular person. She’s so embedded in your friendship.

“Once you could have friendship with Linda that is it for life.”

In December, it was introduced that in addition to showing in the Birds of a Feather Christmas reunion, Linda and Lesley had signed up for a present to journey the world collectively and tick off their bucket listing.

Lesley, Linda and Pauline, who all grew up in North London, remained good pals for years after the present ended in 1998 and all through its revived collection from 2014.

However, Linda and Pauline have reportedly had a falling out lately after 50 years of stable friendship.

The dispute is allegedly about ‘real and tense points’ and Pauline didn’t return to the present for the 2020 Christmas particular.

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