Scales starred in the BBC comedy series as Sybil Fawlty, the acid-tongued wife of Basil Fawlty, played by Cleese.
He added: “She was a very sweet lady, who spent a lot of her life apologising. I used to tease her about it. I was very, very fond of her.”
The statement continued: “She was 93. Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home. She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died.
“She is survived by two sons and one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren."
The statement concluded: "We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life: her last days were comfortable, contented and surrounded by love."
Downing Street also shared its condolences to Scales’s family following her passing, with Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson saying: "Clearly Prunella Scales was part of a golden era for British comedy, someone whose talent was beamed into people’s homes over many years and gave many people a huge amount of enjoyment.
Scales had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013.
The actress also starred alongside her late husband Timothy West in their own Channel 4 show Great Canal Journeys, which followed the pair as they journeyed across Europe, Egypt and India on narrowboats.
Read more: Prunella Scales on Fawlty Towers and why TV sitcoms were her "least favourite form of work" | Radio Times
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