Miriam Margolyes’ recent nude photo shoot revealed more than just skin, with the Harry Potter alum also sharing a major health update.
As the actress stripped down for to pose for British Vogue, she told the magazine she is facing heart surgery after being rushed to hospital in an emergency last month.
Margolyes is awaiting surgery to have a stent fitted after an “unexpected” health issue left the 68-year-old to confront the idea of mortality.
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“I’m not terrified,” the Harry Potter star told the outlet of the impending operation.
“When you’re young, you never think about death. You just think about your next f–k, basically. I think about death a lot.
“Every morning when I get up I think, ‘Hmmm, another day,’ which maybe I wasn’t expecting.”
Last month, Margolyes was taken into The Royal Brompton Hospital for a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) but her stay was extended after she was faced with a with a chest infection.
At the time, she posted a Facebook update to keep fans in the loop of her condition.
“Thanks to my precious friends who thought of me on Tavi Day,” she wrote alongside a photo of her in a hospital bed.
“I did survive and I am still in The Royal Brompton Hospital certainly till Sunday.”
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“I am growing energy but it’s still not quite me,” she continued.
“I am putting this so you know how grateful I am for lovely messages.
“Slowly I’ll get back to The Chase and then Italy, Oz filming in WA and return for 22 city books tour on Sept 7. Loving hugs. MM”.
Margolyes has a long career in theatre productions, films and documentaries and is not slowing down despite the health setback.
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