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In their final interview together, Prunella Scales and Timothy West shared a touching testament of their enduring love for each other. Just under a year after EastEnders actor Timothy had passed away at the age of 90, Prunella's death aged 93 was announced yesterday (Monday, October 28). They married in 1963 and the couple had two sons together, actors Samuel West and Joseph West, while their family also includes Timothy's daughter Juliet West from an earlier marriage. During one of Timothy's last interviews back in 2023, he and Fawlty Towers star Prunella opened up about their health battle. The actor disclosed he had noticed early signs of his wife Prunella's dementia long before her official diagnosis. Timothy candidly discussed his wife Prunella's struggle with the illness as the couple made their final TV appearance together on BBC Breakfast. Prunella, best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers, was diagnosed with dementia in 2014. However, Timothy indicated that he first spotted signs of the condition as far back as 2001. Reflecting on the moment he first noticed his wife's cognitive decline, he revealed: "I came to see a play that Pru was doing in Greenwich. "I went to see the first night and it was good, much enjoyed by the audience, and then I went to see it again a bit later on and I thought 'Pru's not ... it's strange. She's not totally with it.'" Despite these early warning signs, her official dementia diagnosis didn't arrive until more than a decade afterwards, reports the Mirror . Timothy recalled: "We went to see a specialist who just said 'I'm sorry this is just something that happens to you when you get older'. It's not going to get any easier but you can cope with it. We manage." Despite the challenging circumstances they found themselves navigating, Prunella said: "I have got to know him better and better and better." Timothy added: "I know that things are going to change a little bit, but it has been a long time and we have managed pretty well really. I don't think we ever think 'oh no.'" Prunella then shared: "I have been asked to live the rest of my life with somebody I respect very much and agree with a lot of things and argue with about a lot of things quite happily." It's not the first time Timothy spoke about Prunella's health. During an interview with the BBC, which took place before the launch of Timothy's book, he was asked about his wife Prunella's vascular dementia diagnosis. He said that "somehow" they have "coped" over the years. "Pru doesn't really think about it," he added.
