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See - Sada Elbalad
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"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
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jason Isaacs spontaneously married wife to get 'medical insurance' for her
Jason Isaacs spontaneously married his wife Emma in Los Angeles so she could get "medical insurance". 'The White Lotus' star has recalled how he had no insurance - apart from his Screen Actors Guild insurance - to cover hospital bills when his then-pregnant spouse was "sick and had lung problems" in Los Angeles, California. So, Jason and Emma - who have daughters Lily, 23, and Ruby, 19 - decided to get hitched at a "registry office" in the city and then go to the hospital so their hefty medical costs could be covered. He explained to Jessie and Lennie Ware on the latest episode of the 'Table Manners' podcast: "We were in Los Angeles. She was pregnant, Emma, she'd been sick [and] had lung problems, and we wanted to fly home. "And I phoned my brother, who's a doctor, and he put us on to a lung specialist. "The guy said you need to go to a hospital and have a check for pulmonary embolism right now, because you shouldn't get on a plane, because she's had two courses of antibiotics and still got lung ache. And we went, and I didn't have medical insurance for her, but I get SAG insurance (Screen Actors Guild). "So we went to a registry office in Los Angeles, and then we went straight to the hospital. Then she got medical insurance." Elsewhere during the podcast conversation, Jason admitted he finds being famous "naff" and is always surprised when people are excited to meet him. The 61-year-old actor - who famously played villain Lucius Malfoy in the 'Harry Potter' film franchise - said: "It's a bit naff being famous. It feels empty. "And I get embarrassed by the social status you get when you meet people who are genuinely impressive and do extraordinary things. "But if you can use it sometimes to lighten people's load or do something good, it just feels like it's swinging the pendulum." Jason has a close bond with Great Ormond Street, a London-based children's hospital, and he enjoys going to meet the kids, as well as "give them autographs" and perform "magic tricks". Jason said: "I have a relationship with Great Ormond Street, and I get to go and help them raise money. "It's the best place to send your kids if they're sick. Hopefully, nobody listening will ever have to send their kids if you do. There's no better place in the world to send their kids. "And they're also a centre for incredible research, and at the moment, they're building a brand new giant Cancer Centre. So I'm hoping to raise money. "But also, when I go, if anyone's interested in meeting someone from 'Harry Potter', I go around and meet the kids, give them autographs, and do magic tricks and other things like that." 'Table Manners' is released weekly and is available on podcast streaming platforms.
Sky News AU
7 days ago
- 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
7 days ago
- 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.
News18
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Harry Potter Star Miriam Margolyes Raises Health Concerns: 'Doesn't Have Long To Live'
Published By : Bang Showbiz Miriam Margolyes, 83, revealed she doesn't have "long to live" after a major heart operation in 2023. She struggles with spinal stenosis and mobility issues. Miriam Margolyes has revealed she doesn't have 'long to live" after a major heart operation. The 83-year-old actress, who played Professor Sprout in the 'Harry Potter' film franchise, underwent a procedure in 2023 to replace an aortic valve, which ensured she avoided more invasive open heart surgery. She told The Times newspaper: '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." Shortly after the operation, she admitted she'd 'never heard of" the procedure before, but she was glad to have got it done. She told Jessie and Lennie Ware's 'Table Manners' podcast: '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. 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." Last summer, Miriam admitted she is struggling to walk, and also confessed she regrets not making serious life changes after the 2023 procedure. She told Closer magazine about how she is suffering spinal stenosis – a condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves: 'I can't walk very well, and I'm registered disabled, so 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." Miriam added in her interview she wished she had been able to conquer her weight and considers not doing so a defeat. She previously told the 'How to Fail' podcast: 'I am a blubber mass. I am fat. And to be fat and 82 is truly pathetic." Miriam has also shared her fears about ageing and said she is scared she will not be afford carers to look after her as her health deteriorates. She told the Radio Times magazine: 'I'm worried that I won't have enough money for carers when I finally get paralysed, or whatever it is that's going to happen to me." First Published:
