"I miss her hugs": British acting legend shares heartbreaking loss
Actor Warwick Davis has shared the heartbreaking news of his wife's death.
The actor, known for his roles in Harry Potter and Star Wars, took to social media to share the news of his wife Samantha's death, who passed away at the age of 53.
“Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs”, Warwick, 54, said.
He added, “She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes.
“Without Sammy, there would have been no Tenable quiz show, no Willow series. No Idiot Abroad Series 3.”
Warwick said Samantha was his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.
The couple’s children, Harrison and Annabelle, added, “Mum is our best friend and we’re honoured to have received a love like hers
“Her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives”.
Warwick and Samantha met on the set of the movie Willow in 1988 and got married three years later.
Samantha had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.
Warwick has previously opened up about his wife’s health after she was rushed to hospital with sepsis in 2018, and had to undergo several different surgeries to stabilise her condition.
Warwick, co-founder of charity Little People UK, has often spoken out about the health battles related to his condition, as well his wife’s.
He was born with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), an extremely rare genetic form of dwarfism, which has been inherited by both their daughter Annabelle and son Harrison.
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