Miriam Margolyes reveals she ‘can’t walk very well’ in concerning health update

Renowned for her outspoken nature, 83-year-old actress and comedian Miriam Margolyes has never shied away from sharing her thoughts. Now, she’s opening up with a candid and concerning update about her ongoing health issues.

After undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) late last year in addition to battling with spinal stenosis, Margolyes has now opened up about her ongoing health struggle revealing she is “registered disabled” and is struggling to walk.

“I can’t walk very well, and I’m registered disabled, so I use all kinds of assistance. I’ve got two sticks and a walker and they’re such a bore, but I’ve just got a mobility scooter, which is a lot of fun,” she revealed to Closer.

“It’s like having a new toy. It’s very good for shopping because it’s got a basket on it – and I do enjoy whizzing around on it immensely.”

Although her mobility scooter has offered her some respite from her health woes, she admits that following her TAVR procedure she is now worried that she has a “dicky heart”.

As she continues to navigate her health issues, Margolyes recently expressed her worries about financial security in her later years, due to the need for specialist care given her spinal stenosis diagnosis.

“I’m worried that I won’t have enough money for carers when I finally get paralysed or whatever it is that’s going to happen to me,” she said in an interview with Radio Times

“I’m saving up cash so that I can pay people to look after me and my partner. We don’t have children, so I need to make sure I’m going to be looked after in the way that I’ve become accustomed.”

Later in the interview, Margolyes opened up about her thoughts on death and what she believes is waiting for her in the afterlife.

“I’m always quoting William Saroyan, who says: ‘I know that everyone has to die, but I thought an exception might be made in my case.’ I know now that is definitely not true,” she shared.

“What do I think happens after death? My therapist used to say there may be a party. I honestly don’t think there’s anything, I think you just stop, but it would be nice if there’s a party.”