‘Lost a best friend’ Samuel West says famous mum Prunella’s dementia very ‘lonely’ for dad

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James Martin’s Saturday Morning later today.As well as his much-loved role on the Channel 5 show, Samuel often opens up about his famous mum.The actor is the son of Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales and actor Timothy West.The Siegfried star has candidly opened up several times about his mum’s battle with dementia.She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease back in 2014 and stepped back from acting in 2020.In a recent chat with The Sunday Telegraph, Samuel shared how his mother is doing, as well as his feelings for his father.He said: "Dementia has largely taken away my mother's personality but it has left her in a fairly good mood most of the time.“Although she's quite deaf now, too, which makes conversation difficult, she's cheery - which.