Timothy West, who was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years, has died aged 90, his family said. His children Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West said in a statement issued by his agent: “After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father Timothy West died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening. He was 90 years old.
“Tim was with friends and family at the end. He leaves his wife Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, a sister, a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. All of us will miss him terribly.
We would like to thank the incredible NHS staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting and at Avery Wandsworth for their loving care during his last days.” Just last year, Timothy opened up about his long romance with his beloved wife as the couple battled a new challenge in their relationship, Prunella's dementia diagnosis. Prunella was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2014, but her husband Timothy noticed the signs back in 2001 after going to see her in a theatre production.
Despite the show going ahead without any hitches, the former EastEnders actor admitted he thought Prunella was "a bit strange" and "not totally with it". After being together for six decades, the Not Going Out actor, aged 89, opened up about their future and Prunella's condition in a rare interview in November 2023, where he confessed it "isn't going to get better." "It hasn't really been hard work has it? ," he told BBC.
