Mainly known for having embodied Professor Chourave in the Harry Potter saga, Miriam Margolyes has just revealed that he has only a few years to live.
Fans of the magical world of Harry Potter have known many mourning over the years, and they will necessarily be saddened to know that an emblematic face of the saga is seriously ill, to the point of having only a few years to live.
The actress Miriam Margolyes – who interpreted the professor of Botanique Pomona Chourave in the Harry Potter films and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – has indeed recently entrusted to Time (via the Parisian) that these days were counted.
“”When you know that you don't have a lot of time to live -I will probably die in the next five or six years, maybe even before -it is reluctant to have to stop playing comedy“She said.
And the one for whom to abandon her profession in the face of the disease is an ordeal, to add: “It's such a joy [d’être actrice]. I aspire to play roles that do not confine me in wheelchairs, but I'm just not strong enough.“”
“There is no light at the end of the tunnel”
Miriam Margolyes has experienced several health problems in recent years. She suffers in particular from a spinal stenosis, which prevents him from moving without assistance. In 2023, she also revealed in The Manner Table Podcast Have undergone cardiac surgery to replace your aortic valve with a cow valve. Just before her operation, she also confided in her report to death during an interview with Vogue UK.
Warner Bros. France Miriam Margolyes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
“”We cannot help but be aware that the time that awaits us is less than the one preceding us. (…) I am always open to new experiences. I'm just very aware that there is no light at the end of the tunnel“, had then declared the actress who mainly participated in TV series this last decade (Miss Fisher Investigation, Call the Midwife …) and made votes in many productions, notably Doctor Who.
His new speaking on his illness is therefore likely to upset all the fans of Harry Potter who have grown with his face on their screens, at a time when the saga will soon experience a new youth thanks to the HBO Max series which has just found its main actors.
