Much-loved Harry Potter star, Miriam Margolyes, has revealed that she doesn’t have much longer left to live.

Margolyes, 83, has had an incredibly successful career, starring in a range of family-friendly films such as Babe and Flushed Away on top of her more prestigious roles such as that in Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning Romeo and Juliet and her work in the theatre.

In a recent interview, the beloved actress shared a heartbreaking update on her health and the internet has been left feeling devastated.

Margolyes said: “I yearn to play roles that don’t confine me to wheelchairs, but I’m just not strong enough.” She said that her health issues are “limiting and depressing.”

The actress admitted that she feels as though her life is nearing its end.

“When you know that you haven’t got long to live – and I’m probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before, I’m loath to leave behind performing. It’s such a joy,” she said.