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Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has become the latest big name to join the cast of Doctor Who.

Holly Willoughby had to apologise on behalf of This Morning guest agony aunt Miriam Margolyes after she swore twice live on-air. Harry Potter actress Miriam, 82, was answering calls from viewers on Wednesday’s show, 13 September, when she used obscene language that left host Holly, 42, wincing. During the chaotic segment, one caller named Anna asked for advice on how to get her husband away from his phone.

This Morning was, as expected, plunged into chaos as Miriam Margolyes returned with a double appearance on the latest programme. Before going on air, Holly Willoughby warned viewers to 'buckle up' as the actress was back on the ITV daytime show.

Holly Willougby has warned that viewers need to 'buckle up' as she revealed she's swapped her co-host on This Morning. So far this week the presenter has been seen fronting the ITV daytime show with Dermot O'Leary after kicking off her return from her summer break with both Alison Hammond and Craig Doyle.

Harry Potter actor reflected on her time performing alongside Cleese and other future Monty Python stars in the 1962 Footlights show at Cambridge University.Speaking to the Guardian, Margolyes said she was “completely ignored” by the rest of the comedy troupe, despite getting laughs from the audience.Asked if she ever approached them about their behaviour towards her, Margoyles said: “No, I was too crushed. I think they thought I was too full of myself because in those days women were literally not allowed to join the club.“Graham Chapman and John Cleese were poisonous.

Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has given a health update and heartbreakingly admitted she can no longer walk. The iconic actress now fears she might have to use a wheelchair soon due to her 'major health failure.'

Melvin Odoom, who is known for his work on the Kiss 100 radio breakfast show and BBC Radio 1, spoke exclusively to Express. co. uk about his experience on Strictly Come Dancing.

Miriam Margolyes says she “never had any shame about being gay” as she makes her British Vogue cover debut aged 82.

British Vogue for its Issue. “I hate big tits [and I have] a drooping belly, little twisted legs," Margolyes told the magazine. “I’m not thrilled with that.

This is iconic!

Harry Potter movie franchise.She played Professor Sprout in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and although she admits that the movies introduced her to an entire new generation of fans, she said the franchise “doesn’t mean as much to me as it does to them.”She told Vogue: “For me, Harry Potter wasn’t important. I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it’s not Charles Dickens.”Despite that she added: “People come up to me and say ‘I just love you’, and want to hug me.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Miriam Margolyes’ acting career includes a BAFTA-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Age of Innocence,” “Reds,” “Mulan,” “Call the Midwife” and a lot more, but it’s her appearance as Professor Sprout in two “Harry Potter” movies that have made her a recognizable face across the world — not that Margolyes cares too much for the beloved franchise. Speaking to Vogue UK for a new profile, Margolyes acknowledged that her two “Harry Potter” movies introduced her to an entire new generation of young people but said the franchise “doesn’t mean as much to me as it does to them.” “For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t important,” Margolyes said. “I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it’s not Charles Dickens.”

K.J. Yossman Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy are set to play a married couple in an animated adaptation of beloved British children’s book “Mog’s Christmas.” Cumberbatch and Foy will lend their voices to the Channel 4 adaptation of Judith Kerr’s book, playing Mog’s owners Mr and Mrs Thomas. Joining them are “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh as the narrator, Miriam Margolyes (“Harry Potter”) and Maggie Steed (“Paddington 2”) as the Aunts, Zawe Ashton (“Fresh Meat”) as Mog’s neighbor Mrs Gaynor, Charlie Higson (“The Fast Show”) as the Jolly Uncle, comedian Gareth Berliner (“Dr Who”) as the Chestnut Seller and newcomers Amelie Law (age 11) and Teddy Skelton (age 9) as The Thomas’s children Debbie and Nicky.

Benedict Cumberbatch & Claire Foy To Lead Channel 4’s ‘Mog’s Christmas’ Adaptation

UK entrant Mae Muller will need to beat the odds to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – with the bookies backing Sweden’s Loreen to claim victory for a second time.

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes “can’t come home” from the hospital after developing a chest infection after an operation. The 81 year old who played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter series has told fans that she must stay in the hospital longer than expected and that she was due to undergo a transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure on May 5.The procedure involves replacing an aortic valve that doesn't open fully to improve the blood flow to the heart. Miriam also shared that she paid £55,000 to have the operation done privately at the Royal Brompton Hospital.The Professor Sprout actress was initially told that she would likely be going home on May 7, however, she told fans that she is still in hospital as she needs to recover from her chest infection.

Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes was rushed to hospital with a chest infection. The much-loved actress, 81, says she will have to stay in hospital for longer than expected and 'can't come home yet'.

Widely-adored Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has revealed she's been rushed unexpectedly to A&E, sharing an update with her fans with a selfie from her hospital bed.The movie star – famed for playing Professor Pomona Sprout in the wizarding franchise – was diagnosed with a severe chest infection, after which she was promptly admitted to hospital. Miriam, 82, also confessed she'd hoped to be sent home from the medical facility on Sunday, before she was told she had to be kept in for another night to be assessed.The no-nonsense Harry Potter favourite – whose most prominent appearance was during the second of the eight movies, The Chamber of Secrets, where she famously knocks out student Neville Longbottom with the sound of a screaming mandrake plant – took to social media to explain she was being treated in Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital. Sharing an exhausted-looking snap from her bed – donning a hospital gown – Miriam captioned the selfie: "Thanks to my precious friends who thought of me on Tavi Day.

Can personal connections heal the mind as well as the body? An actress discovers more than she expected in her search for medical treatment in “My Happy Ending.” Read More: ‘Good Girl Jane’ Review: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’s Piercing Debut Tracks The Grooming Of A Young Teenage Girl [Tribeca] In the upcoming film, Andie MacDowell plays an actress whose medical issues lead her on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.

Indie producer Daisy Allsop has joined WestEnd films to oversee acquisitions and development across the company’s slate of films and TV shows.

EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions has snapped up North American rights to the comedy My Happy Ending, toplined by four-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell (Maid). 

Miriam Margolyes has called I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here 's Matt Hancock a 'vile adulterous creep'.

Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane died from multiple organ failure, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

Miriam Margolyes claims former co-star Robbie Coltrane put on too much weight and says she is livid about his death.

Radio 4 listeners had quite the wake-up this morning after actress Miriam Margolyes launched into an expletive outburst about the new Chancellor.

Miriam Margolyes attended the BBC News studios on Saturday morning to pay moving tribute to her longtime friend and sometime co-star Robbie Coltrane, but listeners stopped in their tracks when she spontaneously let rip on another subject. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s not a dream: The third installment of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” audio drama on Audible is now available. All 19 episodes of “The Sandman: Act III,” with James McAvoy again lending his voice to the title role, are now available exclusively on Audible. It’s a surprise release for the third seasons of the popular series that brings to aural life the world of Gaiman’s best-selling fantasy graphic novels published by DC. The third installment is again adapted and directed by co-executive producer Dirk Maggs and narrated by Gaiman, who also returns as creative director and co-executive producer. “The Sandman: Act III” also features an original score from BAFTA-winning composer James Hannigan.

#sundaybrunch I much preferred the Big Breakfast yesterday. It made this lot look very fuddy duddy and tired, my goodness, how tired.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is celebrating his 75th birthday! The actor and politician received tributes and posts from his loved ones, including his daughter, Katherine Schwarzenegger, and her husband, Chris Pratt.The odd reason Arnold Schwarzenegger is not Miriam Margolyes’s favorite co-starArnold Schwarzenegger says his accent removal coach should ‘give him his money back’A post shared by Katherine Schwarzenegger (@katherineschwarzenegger)Katherine shared adorable photos of herself and her dad in different situations over the years. One includes them atop horses, while Katherine smiles at the camera and her dad gives her bunny ears. Another shows the two in the pool and the last image is much more recent, showing Schwarzenegger in grandpa mode, holding his granddaughter.

Miriam Margolyes came out as a lesbian in the 1960s, but is has only just experienced the joy of attending her first Pride. We know and love the 81-year-old Harry Potter star for her witty comments and scandalous stories, but now she’s opening up about her own past and what it was like to come out. The actress shared her story in ABC’s Australia Unmasked, with the British-Australian star taking a dive into the history of LGBTQ+ rights Down Under.

After winning praise for Almost Australian, actor Miriam Margolyes is back on TV screens with her new docuseries Australia Unmasked on ABC. The first episode sees Margolyes taking part in her first ever Pride parade in Hobart, with renowned Tasmanian LGBTQI activist Rodney Croome. “It was a privilege to have Miriam Margolyes highlight how Tasmania has gone from worst to best on LGBTIQA+ human rights,” Croome tweeted after the episode was broadcast.In her journey of unmasking Australia’s cultural crumbs, Margolyes arrives in Tasmania in the first episode. Not only does she get a chance to communicate with and unpack intricacies in the lives of Aboriginal Australian, but she also stumbles upon Croome in Ulverstone – a town of 15000 people at the mouth of Leven River.

Arnold Schwarzenegger tends to leave a good impression on most of his co-stars — but in one case, he apparently left an apocalyptic backdoor breeze.

she lived in seclusion for almost five years.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)In a cover story with People magazine in February, Linda said she was diagnosed with paradoxical adipose hyperplasia after the surgery (PAH, which causes affected fatty tissue to thicken and expand, is a rare side effect that affects less than 1% of CoolSculpting patients.) Her doctor told her "no amount of dieting and no amount of exercise was ever going to fix it," she said. Terms of the new settlement are not known.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)With the lessons learned, Linda now preaches body acceptance. "Why do we feel the need to do these things [to our bodies]? I always knew I would age. And I know that there are things a body goes through.

she lived in seclusion for almost five years.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)In a cover story with People magazine in February, Linda said she was diagnosed with paradoxical adipose hyperplasia after the surgery (PAH, which causes affected fatty tissue to thicken and expand, is a rare side effect that affects less than 1% of CoolSculpting patients.) Her doctor told her "no amount of dieting and no amount of exercise was ever going to fix it," she said. Terms of the new settlement are not known.A post shared by Linda Evangelista (@lindaevangelista)With the lessons learned, Linda now preaches body acceptance. "Why do we feel the need to do these things [to our bodies]? I always knew I would age. And I know that there are things a body goes through.

Arnold Schwarzenegger stinks, according to a former costar. In a recent interview, Miriam Margolyes, who starred with the actor in "End of Days," made it known that she was not a fan of Arnold or his bodily functions."I didn't like the wrestler from Austria … what's his name?" she said on the I've Got News For You podcast in Australia. After a host wondered if she was speaking about the "Terminator" icon, she said, "Yeah, didn't care for him.

NFL and Rams Legend Marshall Faulk hosted a celebrity field day at Bernstein High School in Hollywood on Saturday (July 16). The event was in support of Foundation for a Drug Free World and honored underserved students who successfully completed drug education courses.