New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Miriam lifts the lid on Hollywood THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE SMELLY!

‘The expression of shocked surprise frozen on his face still tickles me even now’

When it comes to show business, there’s never been a star quite like Miriam Margolyes. The hilarious actress has graced chat-show host Graham’s Norton’s couch more times than she can remember and has starred in everything from Blackadder to The Age of Innocence.

“However successful I am,” laughs the British star, “I will go to my grave best known for playing Professor Pomona Sprout in two of the Harry Potter movies. But if I’m honest, I fell asleep during the premieres of both films!”

At the age of 80, Miriam has written an eye-popping memoir, This M Much is True, packed w with iintimate details of her own life and shockingly candid stories of the A-listers she’s worked with over the decades.

The self-deprecating actress says she entered the “precarious profession” of acting as

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly1 min read
‘I’m Lucky To Be Alive’
Gordon Ramsay is still shaking after his near-death experience in America. The celebrity chef, 57, was out cycling in Connecticut when he was involved in a collision that left him “looking like a purple potato” – but could just as easily ended his li
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly2 min read
Over the Teacups
My friend and I, both artists, set off in her little Austin Seven car for a quiet day of painting. We drove into the countryside, around Tai Tapu, and eventually found a picturesque setting. We duly alighted, clambered over the fence and set up our g
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly5 min read
The Power Of Cold Water
Bathing in cold water can improve mental and physical health, boost resilience and change your life. That, in a nutshell, is what “Iceman” Wim Hof has been extolling for decades. Ever since he plunged into a freezing Amsterdam canal, the eccentric Du

Related Books & Audiobooks