Miriam Margolyes 'can't walk' anymore and says she'll 'be in wheelchair soon'

07 September 2023 , 08:36

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Miriam Margolyes 'can't walk' anymore and says she'll 'be in wheelchair soon'

Miriam Margolyes revealed she can no longer walk, admitting fears she'll be in a wheelchair soon due to her 'major health failure'. The 82-year-old Harry Potter actress revealed she is struggling to walk due to spinal stenosis

She spoke about her own previous lifestyle choices and revealed she now regrets some the health choices she made in the past. Speaking on the How To Fail show, Miriam said: "The one thing I have not conquered and should have conquered is my weight. I am a blubber mass. I am fat. And to be fat and 82 is truly pathetic."

Miriam says she can no longer walk and will be in a wheelchair (ITV)

"It's such a defeat. A cream bun, a chocolate, a helping of chopped liver is more important than your health and aesthetic presentation? No it isn't more important, it's just greed, lack of discipline, all the things I'm embarrassed by in myself," she added. Opening up about the longer-term health issues she will likely face, Miriam added: "It is a major failure and because of that I've got spinal stenosis, I can't walk, I'm going to be in a wheelchair before I'm much older.

"I've limited my life because of my longing for fudge or chopped liver, cheesecake. All these absurdities, I shouldn't have been so greedy, have been stronger. I f**k everything up by greed and I think it's shameful," the frank speaking star said. "I mean, look at Camilla, our Queen, she's a good-looking woman, she's got her body in trim. I like her as a person... She's splendid and she's taken care of herself. It wasn't joy, it was laziness, it was greed – and I regret it.

"I would like to be better looking, I would like to have a flatter tummy, and a stronger back and longer legs. But f**k it, here I am."

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The revelations come after Miriam was revealed as a cover star for British Vogue, posing naked for the magazine. In an interview with the title she also revealed she's facing upcoming heart surgery after being rushed to hospital in an emergency last month. Describing the health issue as 'unexpected', she opened up that it's made her confront death as a result.

The actress is now awaiting surgery to have a heart stent fitted, whilst continuing to keep busy with acting roles. She said: "When you're young, you never think about death. You just think about your next f**k basically. I think about death a lot."

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