Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes reveals major life change plans

The actress, who was born and grew up in Oxford, is well known to audiences around the world after starring as Professor Sprout in several of the Harry Potter films.

Known for her character actor work across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs Mingott in Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film, The Age of Innocence.

One of her other famed roles was as Mother Mildred in the long-running BBC drama programme, Call the Midwife.

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Now, Ms Margolyes has revealed a major life plan change regarding the living arrangements of her and her long-term partner, Heather Sutherland.

The couple have been together for 58 years and formalised their civil partnership in 2013, but have never lived together permanently.

That could be set to change now, though, as the 84-year-old revealed plans to finally settle down with her partner in quotes shared by The Mirror.

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She said: “I believe that, but now I want to be with her, now I want us to live together. We are definitely going to.

“We were both very involved with our careers, we were both professional women, she was a professor at a university, teaching and writing, and I was an actress, and now I make television programmes as a documentary maker.

“But, we are old, and we won’t have much longer; it’s important to be together to relish the joy of each other’s company.”