British Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has opened up about her deteriorating health, admitting she is struggling to walk and is registered as disabled.
The 83-year-old has confessed she regrets not making serious life changes after undergoing an operation in 2023 that saw her have a transcatheter aortic valve replacement to avoid more invasive open-heart surgery.
After being diagnosed with spinal stenosis – a condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves – the 83-year-old actress previously said she was aware she did not have “long to live”.
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“I can’t walk very well, and I’m registered disabled, so I use all kinds of assistance,” she told Closer.
“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.”
However, Margolyes is now scared she won’t be able to afford carers to look after her as her health deteriorates.
“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,” she told Radio Times.
Margolyes is now focusing on saving cash to provide for her and her partner Heather, with whom she has been with since 1968.
She has a payday coming from fronting a new series of BBC Two’s Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure and makes videos for fans on the Cameo website, where she charges for a special greeting clip.
The actress is best known for bringing to life Professor Sprout, Head of the Herbology department at Hogwarts School, in the Harry Potter franchise. She has also appeared in theatre and movie productions over the decades.
