Miriam Margolyes speaks candidly about health issues and fears for the future

Blackadder and Call the Midwife star Miriam Margolyes, 83, has opened up about her fears for the future, saying she is worried about what lies ahead

Miriam Margolyes has spoken about her health struggles and what the future holds(FATHER)

Veteran actress Miriam Margolyes has opened up about her concerns for the future, confessing that she is “failing physically”. At 83, the British-Australian star, famous for her roles in blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and cult classic Little Shop of Horrors, as well as TV favourites Blackadder and Call the Midwife, is facing the realities of getting older.

The much-loved actress recently spoke to the Radio Times about her concerns about paying for care as she gets older. Miriam underwent major heart surgery last year and is now considering the financial implications of her healthcare needs.




She expressed her concern: “I worry that I won’t have enough money for caregivers if I end up paralyzed or whatever happens to me. I save money so that I can pay people to care for me and my partner. We don’t have children, so I have to make sure that I’m cared for in the way that I’m used to.”

Miriam Margolyes as Lady Whiteadder in BBC comedy Blackadder((BBC)

Miriam, who has been with her partner Heather Sutherland since 1968, doesn’t rely solely on her acting income. She’s also raked in £365,000 through personalised messages on OnlyFans and pocketed £250,000 from her recent autobiography.

Despite her financial planning, Miriam shared a poignant quote that captures her thoughts on mortality: “I always quote William Saroyan, who says, ‘I know everyone has to die, but I thought maybe an exception would be made for me,’” Wales Online reports.

“I know now that’s absolutely not true. What do I think happens after death? My therapist always said there might be a party. I honestly don’t think there is, I think you just stop, but it would be nice if there was a party.”

Earlier this year, Miriam spoke candidly about her father Joseph’s battle with dementia as he got older. She said: “When my dad started having symptoms in his early 90s, I had a feeling that something was wrong, but I tried to push it away.”

Miriam Margolyes on The Johnny Carson Show in the 80s((Getty)

“It wasn’t until the neighbors called me and said that Dad was at the door and that they were in his house that I realized that he couldn’t be left alone anymore. And that Alzheimer’s, I didn’t know what it was then, but the disease that had him in its grip had an iron grip and my father was no longer the man I knew.”

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