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Harry Potter legend Miriam Margolyes is currently in hospital with a chest infection.
The much-loved 81-year-old actress is having to stay in the hospital longer than she expected, saying she "can't come home yet".
Miriam shared a snap of herself from her hospital bed and she gave her fans an update.
The Age of Innocence star also thanked her "precious friends" who thought of her on "TAVI DAY", which stands for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
In her Facebook post, she wrote: "‘I did survive and am still in The Royal Brompton Hospital certainly till Sunday. I am growing energy but it’s still not quite me. I am putting this so you know how grateful I am for lovely messages.
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The actress was taken to hospital earlier this week (Getty Images)
Miriam gave an update from her hospital bedThe star explained that she will "slowly’" be getting back to her various projects, including embarking on a book tour, before finishing off her post by saying "loving hugs."
On Monday (8 May) Miriam posted a heartfelt message explaining her hospital stay.
She said: "Heartfelt thanks to all my wonderful friends who sent messages and to the very fine doctors and nurses at the RBHT who put up with me and put a TAVI in the LAVVY. HUGS. MM."
Miriam updated her followers soon after saying: "‘I spoke too soon. Can’t come home yet: I have a chest infection. Probably tomorrow. But at least I’m resting. Love to all. Thank you for your lovely messages."
Fans flocked to wish her well as one person wrote: "Thanks for the update, glad you are getting time to rest even if you are being made to do it. much love rest well and then onward."
Another added: "Sending lots of nursing healing blessings your way!!," whilst a third commented: "Sorry for the delay in going home. You will bounce back. Wishing you a speedy recovery."
The actress was flooded with support from fans (BBC / Southern Pictures / Ela Furdas)Miriam is best known for her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter series, yet she recently revealed she didn’t enjoy the wizarding world.
The loose-lipped icon starred as Head of the Herbology department at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
But despite the success of the film series, Miriam has confessed that she’s not actually a Potterhead herself.
She sent a personalised video message to a fan, wishing him a happy 30th birthday, on Cameo, where she introduced herself as “Professor Sprout from Harry Potter”.
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Then she dropped the bombshell: “I understand you and Chris are huge Harry Potter fans. Here’s the thing, I’m not.
“I’m not against it, I’m just not interested. I’ve never seen a film. I’ve never seen the books, I’ve never read them. I just pocket the money when it comes and I’m very grateful for it.
Margolyes starred as Head of the Herbology department at Hogwarts SchoolShe continued: "I think that JK Rowling is a terrific writer, and I'm sure that Harry Potter's world is a good world. But it's not my world.
"I have to step very gingerly over the gap between you and me, and hope that you'll understand that despite the fact that I'm headmistress of Hufflepuff and you're in Gryffindor, I don't really want to talk about 'Harry Potter.'"
She also admitted to not being impressed with the amount she was paid for the role, telling Metro: "I never made Harry Potter millions. I think the three or four main people did and they deserve it but my character didn’t.
“I was only in two and I only got £60,000 for being Professor Sprout but I’m not grumbling... now.
"I grumbled then but it made me very famous.”
The actress has never kept her opinions too close to her chest as she isn't afraid to speak her mind and is certainly an open book.
She continues to make headlines for her funny remarks on TV appearances and in her own documentaries.
Yet her loose lips has got her in trouble over the years, including swearing live on broadcast and labelling Leonardo DiCaprio "smelly".