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29-05-2025
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"Harry Potter" Actress Miriam Margolyes Reveals She Doesn't Have Much Longer to Live
Yara Sameh 'Harry Potter' star Miriam Margolyes sadly shared that she doesn't have much longer to live due to a debilitating health condition. The actress — who portrayed beloved Professor Sprout in the popular fantasy franchise — made the revelation while speaking to the Times about her retirement from the big screen. 'When you know that you haven't got long to live — and I'm probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before — I'm loath to leave behind performing,' Margolyes said. 'It's such a joy. I yearn to play roles that don't confine me to wheelchairs, but I'm just not strong enough.' The 'Age of Innocence' star, 84, first got candid about her health woes during an interview on the 'Table Manners' podcast in 2023. At the time, she admitted to undergoing heart surgery, saying, 'I've got a cow's heart now.' 'Well, not the whole heart. I've had an aortic valve replaced by a cow's aortic valve,' Margolyes continued. 'I don't know how common it is. I'd never heard of that operation. But it saves you from having open heart surgery, which would be infinitely more invasive.' At the time, Margolyes also told British Vogue that she was no longer afraid of death. 'When you're young, you never think about death. You just think about your next f—k basically. I think about death a lot,' she quipped. 'You can't help but be aware that the amount of time ahead is less than the time before you,'. 'I'm still ducking and diving. I'm still open to new experiences. I'm just very conscious that there is no light at the end of the tunnel," Margolyes added. She openly shared that her biggest concern was running out of money before she passed away. In 2024, Margolyes announced she was battling spinal stenosis and couldn't walk anymore. 'I'm registered disabled. I use all kinds of assistance,' she told Closer Magazine. 'I've got two sticks and a walker and they're such a bore, but I've just got a mobility scooter, which is a lot of fun.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
Scotsman
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Miriam Margolyes insists she will do Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, after 'absurd' health claims
Miriam Margolyes is to perform at the Fringe Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Actress Miriam Margolyes has insisted she will perform in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year - and has hit back at 'absurd' claims she is suffering from serious health problems. A national newspaper on Tuesday published an interview with Ms Margolyes, in which she talked about her declining health and warned she may not be able to perform at the next Fringe festival. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In the interview, Ms Margolyes, 84, warned she may 'not have long to live', saying she may only have another 'five or six years'. However, the actress today said the quotes were out of date, having been taken from an interview she did a number of years ago, which is understood to have been carried out around the time she had had heart surgery. She branded the story 'absurd'. Miriam Margolyes is to perform at the Fringe. | Getty Images Ms Margolyes said she had now 'recovered fully' and was fully fit to carry out her coming tour, including Fringe dates at the Pleasance in August. The actress is due to reprise her Charles Dickens-themed show, discussing classic Dickens characters and 'fascinating stories about the man behind the classics'. She told The Scotsman: 'Three years ago, I had a heart procedure called a Tavi at the hands of dedicated medical professionals. I recovered fully and continue to thrive, work, make money and cause trouble. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Just in the last few months I travelled from London, to Italy, to Australia and I have a full book tour upcoming, including a show, by the way, at the Edinburgh Fringe.'
Sky News AU
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Beloved straight-talking Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes reveals she ‘doesn't have long left to live'
Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has shared a heartbreaking health update. The beloved actress, who portrayed Professor Pomona Sprout in the hit fantasy franchise, revealed that she 'doesn't have long left to live' following a shocking heart procedure. 'When you know that you haven't got long to live, and I'm probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before, I'm loath to leave behind performing,' Margolyes, 84, told The Times this week, per The Mirror. 'It's such a joy,' she added. 'I yearn to play roles that don't confine me to wheelchairs, but I'm just not strong enough.' The tragic update comes months after Margolyes, who has also starred in TV shows like 'Doctor Who' and 'Call the Midwife,' received a transcatheter aortic valve replacement in 2023. The actress underwent the procedure to avoid having to undergo future open-heart surgeries. 'I've got a cow's heart now,' she joked on the 'Table Manners' podcast shortly after undergoing the operation. 'Well, not the whole heart. I've had an aortic valve replaced by a cow's aortic valve.' 'I don't know how common it is. I'd never heard of that operation,' the 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' star added. 'But it saves you from having open heart surgery, which would be infinitely more invasive.' While Margolyes' surgery was a success, she was also left suffering from mobility issues after being diagnosed with spinal stenosis. The condition is described as a narrowing of the spinal canal, and the actress was forced to register as disabled and left relying on canes, walkers, wheelchairs and a mobility scooter to get around. 'I can't walk very well, and I'm registered disabled,' she told Closer Magazine last year. 'I use all kinds of assistance. I've got two sticks and a walker, and they're such a bore, but I've just got a mobility scooter, which is a lot of fun.' But despite her many health woes, the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' star is not afraid of death. Margolyes opened up about her mortality during a candid chat with British Vogue in June 2023. 'When you're young, you never think about death. You just think about your next f—k basically,' she quipped at the time. 'I think about death a lot.' 'You can't help but be aware that the amount of time ahead is less than the time before you,' Margolyes added. 'I'm still ducking and diving. I'm still open to new experiences. I'm just very conscious that there is no light at the end of the tunnel.' Margolyes' comments this week come after several characters from the Harry Potter films have passed away, including Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Michael Gambon and Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) and more. Her remarks also come as the Wizarding World movies are set to receive a reboot on HBO. On Tuesday, the cable giant announced that Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will portray Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout will star as Ron Weasley – roles previously held by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, respectively. Acting stalwart John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore) and Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape) will also star in the upcoming TV adaptation. Originally published as Beloved straight-talking Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes reveals she 'doesn't have long left to live'
New York Post
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Beloved ‘Harry Potter' star reveals she ‘doesn't have long left to live'
'Harry Potter' star Miriam Margolyes has shared a heartbreaking health update. The beloved actress, who portrayed Professor Pomona Sprout in the hit fantasy franchise, revealed that she 'doesn't have long left to live' following a shocking heart procedure. 'When you know that you haven't got long to live, and I'm probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before, I'm loath to leave behind performing,' Margolyes, 84, told The Times this week, per The Mirror. Advertisement 'It's such a joy,' she added. 'I yearn to play roles that don't confine me to wheelchairs, but I'm just not strong enough.' 8 Miriam Margolyes on 'Loose Women.' Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock 8 Miriam Margolyes as Professor Sprout in 'Harry Potter.' Warner Bros. Advertisement The tragic update comes months after Margolyes, who has also starred in TV shows like 'Dr. Who' and 'Call the Midwife,' received a transcatheter aortic valve replacement in 2023. The actress underwent the procedure to avoid having to undergo future open-heart surgeries. 'I've got a cow's heart now,' she joked on the 'Table Manners' podcast shortly after undergoing the operation. 'Well, not the whole heart. I've had an aortic valve replaced by a cow's aortic valve.' 8 Miriam Margolyes attends the Oxford Literary Festival 2025. Getty Images Advertisement 8 (L-R) Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith), Professor Sprout (Miriam Margolyes), Professor Dumbeldore (Richard Harris) and Professor Snape (Alan Rickman). Photo: Peter Mountain 'I don't know how common it is. I'd never heard of that operation,' the 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' star added. 'But it saves you from having open heart surgery, which would be infinitely more invasive.' While Margolyes' surgery was a success, she was also left suffering from mobility issues after being diagnosed with a separate spinal condition called spinal stenosis. The condition is described as a narrowing of the spinal canal, and the actress was forced to register as disabled and left relying on canes, walkers, wheelchairs and a mobility scooter to get around. Advertisement 8 The award-winning actress has talked about death before.8 She's been battling several health issues over the years. Dave J Hogan 'I can't walk very well, and I'm registered disabled,' she told Closer Magazine last year. 'I use all kinds of assistance. I've got two sticks and a walker, and they're such a bore, but I've just got a mobility scooter, which is a lot of fun.' But despite her many health woes, the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' star is not afraid of death. Margolyes opened up about her mortality during a candid chat with British Vogue in June 2023. 8 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.' Photo: Peter Mountain 8 Miriam Margolyes 'This Morning' TV show in London. Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock 'When you're young, you never think about death. You just think about your next f—k basically,' she quipped at the time. 'I think about death a lot.' Advertisement 'You can't help but be aware that the amount of time ahead is less than the time before you,' Margolyes added. 'I'm still ducking and diving. I'm still open to new experiences. I'm just very conscious that there is no light at the end of the tunnel.' Margolyes' comments this week come after several characters from the 'Harry Potter' films have passed away, including Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Michael Gambon and Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) and more. Her remarks also come as the Wizarding World movies are set to receive a reboot on HBO. Advertisement On Tuesday, the cable giant announced that Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will portray Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout will star as Ron Weasley – roles previously held by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, respectively. Acting stalwart John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore) and Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape) will also star in the upcoming TV adaptation.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Potter's Miriam Margolyes announces she 'doesn't have long to live'
A Harry Potter acting legend has given a poignant update on her health, confessing she fears she may not have long left. Miriam Margolyes, 84, famed for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter saga, spoke candidly about her health woes in a chat with The Times. She disclosed: "When you know that you haven't got long to live - and I'm probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before, I'm loath to leave behind performing. It's such a joy. I yearn to play roles that don't confine me to wheelchairs, but I'm just not strong enough." READ MORE: Edinburgh's Fred Goodwin to bag £600k-a-year pension as final RBS sale set to cost taxpayers £10bn READ MORE: Toddler who died in Edinburgh hospital was given devastating diagnosis months after seizure The Oxford-born talent has battled a series of health setbacks over the years, including spinal stenosis, arthritis, and rheumatism. In 2023, she underwent aortic valve replacement surgery, which she claims spared her from more drastic procedures. "I've got a cow's heart now," she quipped on Jessie and Lennie Ware's Table Manners podcast. "Well, not the whole heart. I've had an aortic valve replaced by a cow's aortic valve. I don't know how common it is. I'd never heard of that operation. But it saves you from having open heart surgery, which would be infinitely more invasive." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Despite the success of the surgery, the beloved actress acknowledged that she often suffers pain and feels physically constrained. Margolyes has previously mentioned that she is officially registered as disabled and depends on sticks, a walker, and a mobility scooter for getting around, reports the Express. Miriam opened up about her struggles with her health, revealing that she is registered disabled and relies on various forms of assistance to get around. Speaking to Closer magazine, she shared: "I can't walk very well, and I'm registered disabled. I use all kinds of assistance. I've got two sticks and a walker and they're such a bore, but I've just got a mobility scooter, which is a lot of fun." The actress has been candid about her health concerns in the past, admitting that she may have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe for the last time due to her ongoing pain and mobility issues. In an emotional interview with the Metro, she confessed: "I'm often in pain... bodily conditions make life difficult, so it's unlikely I will do it again. But I love connecting with an audience, and I love sharing my knowledge and love of Dickens." Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Margolyes has also expressed her fears about requiring more intensive care in the future, telling Radio Times that she worries about not having enough money to pay for carers when her health deteriorates. During an appearance on Loose Women, she added: "One day I will need carers. I want to be comfortable and I want them to be properly paid for. It is really because I want to make money though and they pay me to do it."
