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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

Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small.The star has now candidly opened up about his famous mother’s dementia and how it has impacted her.Speaking in a new interview, the actor shared how Prunella Scales, who is best known for her role in Fawlty Towers, is faring with the diagnosis.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.”Samuel added to the Sunday Telegraph last weekend: “Although she's quite deaf now, too, which makes conversation difficult, she's cheery - which we're all enormously grateful for.“But I don't know if she was necessarily aware of lockdown.That's hard to say."Prunella was diagnosed with dementia back in 2014, and her husband, actor

Twitter about his mother Prunella Scales, 89, and her dementia diagnosis.Samuel is the son of Prunella and actor Timothy West, 86.On Twitter, Samuel wrote to his 78,200 followers: "My letter to my Younger Self in The @BigIssue would have thrilled the 18-year-old Sam, mostly because he got share an issue with Judd Nelson."Thanks to @Janannie for helping me out of inarticulacy."In response to his own tweet Samuel commented on his mother's dementia.He said: "When you'd like answers, letting go of a parent with dementia is hard."I had to have a word with myself, when I knew I could no longer have it with my mother."Fans of Samuel were quick to comment on their own experiences with the disease and to offer support to the actor.BodaciousJB said:

"So I was 48 when I became a father."He added: "Your life changes because you're no longer the most important person in it, and I've loved that."Samuel said that he had children so late as he was waiting to find the right person to start a family with.He also made sure he met with a therapist before becoming a father to ensure he was in the best state of mind for his child.Samuel was born into the industry, being the eldest son of famous actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West.Having famous parents always at work, Samuel was cared for by nannies most of the time during his childhood.He detailed how he would get close to someone and they would leave his life, which caused elements of damage.The actor said: "I did sometimes feel the absence

Channel 5 reboot, alongside co-stars Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley and Samuel West, and he admitted while knowing very little about the character in the beginning, it eventually won him the firm approval of his girlfriend's dad.In a new interview, the actor recalled his his other half Callie Cooke’s father, had a very positive reaction to his appointment in the show."When I got this role, I was finally accepted in his eyes,” he joked."I was a bit apprehensive, but the nerves really came halfway through the job, when we were on set."Farmers would come up and ask what we were filming, and when we told them, they’d bark, ‘Don’t mess it up'."That’s when I clicked that the original was really dear to a lot of people."He went on: "We’ve had some