Warwick Davis’s wife Samantha has died at the age of 53, the actor said, leaving him heartbroken.
The Harry Potter star said in a sad statement that his “favorite human” had died.
They got married three years after meeting on the set of the movie Willow in 1988.
“Her death has left a huge hole in our lives as a family,” said Warwick, 54, who was heartbroken. I miss getting hugs from her.
He told the BBC, “She was one of a kind; she always saw the bright side of things.”
I always made jokes at her bad, and she would laugh at them.
“There would have been no Sixth Grade or Willow without Sammy.” “Series 3 of No Idiot Abroad.”
Warwick said that Samantha was “his closest friend and biggest fan of everything I did in my career.”
Their kids, Harrison and Annabelle, said, “Mum is our best friend, and we’re grateful to have received such love from her.”
I love you to the moon and back. Always and forever yours.” Samantha’s death follows her 2019 battle with sepsis. Warwick later went on to recall how Samantha’s health dramatically declined after a family caravan holiday.
“Her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives.”
Samantha was best known for her parts in Honky Sausages, Through the Dragon’s Eye, and Short Fats.
She later became Warwick’s business partner, and her dad Peter worked as an extra in Willow.
Samantha was disproportionately short because she had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder.
Warwick had talked about his wife’s health before, when she was taken to the hospital with sepsis in 2018.
The actor told The Sun that her health got a lot worse before a family caravan vacation.
After a few years, he talked about how horrible it was: “The next few hours were the longest of my life as I waited on the ward with our children in the empty space left by Sam’s hospital bed.”
“I hoped it would not symbolise a future for us without her.”
Sam had many surgeries because of her condition.
It’s thought that she got sepsis after having surgery to decompress her spine.
“We went home a week later, and all of a sudden I couldn’t feel my legs,” she said about her near-death experience.
“I went to bed because I thought I was still recovering from surgery. But the next day I felt terrible, like a truck had hit me.”
I stayed in bed all day while Warwick and Harrison went to a family party. I felt even worse when I woke up at 4 a.m. the next morning.
“As the day went on I couldn’t concentrate, I lay on the sofa and when I tried to get up I collapsed on the floor.”
Warwick, who helped start the charity Little People UK, has talked a lot about the health problems he and his wife are having.
He was born with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), a very rare genetic form of dwarfism that both of their children also have.
In 2015, he told the Guardian, “When you see someone with dwarfism, the first thing that probably strikes you is that they’re short.”
“But that’s just the beginning.”
“It gets worse.”
“You might end up in a wheelchair or have a cleft palate.”
He also said, “It gets worse with age.”
“My hips are out of place.” Knees hurt a lot.”
THROUGH THICK AND THIN Samantha once wrote a sweet birthday message to her “beautiful inside and out” husband that showed how special their relationship was.
She wrote, “You are the bravest, kindest, and most in tune person I know.”
“Every day, your bravery and strength amaze us all.”
“I love you very much.” You are always and forever mine.”
Warwick also sent out a tweet honoring his “beautiful wife” on her birthday.
He also said, “I love how she deals with problem in life with grace, energy, and courage; she’s an inspiration.”
Many people have been moved to tears when Warwick talked about how his and Samantha’s conditions killed two of their babies.
Lloyd, the first, died after nine days because his lungs were too small to carry out normal functions.
They also lost a son named George while Samantha was 19 weeks pregnant.
He said, “A baby won’t make it through that.” Lloyd lived for nine days, though, and he was beautiful.