Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes fears she may not have much longer to live.
The 83-year-old actress has been grappling with health and mobility challenges for years. And, in a candid interview, she said she is desperate to carry on acting in the time she has left.
Speaking to The Telegraph, she said: “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.”
Miriam described old age – and the restrictions that come with it – as “limiting and depressing”. “I yearn to play roles that don’t confine me to wheelchairs, but I’m just not strong enough,” she said.
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The actress, who played Professor Pomona Sprout in the Harry Potter films, recently shared that she had heart surgery. She underwent a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), eliminating the need for an open-heart operation.
Speaking on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, Miriam claimed: “I’ve got a cow’s heart now.” She clarified: “Well, not the whole heart. I’ve had an aortic valve replaced by a cow’s aortic valve.”
Miriam went on to describe the procedure, saying: “They made two little holes in your groin. One in each groin and then they shoved this thing through.”
“And I don’t know how they pull it up, but they sort of pull it up with stereos. And then when it comes to the point, when it’s in your heart, they pull a little string, and it goes pow!
“And lo and behold, your artery or your aortic valve is shoved unceremoniously to the side.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
