Actress Miriam Margolyes, best known for her role in Harry Potter, has announced plans to leave the UK and relocate to Tuscany, Italy, with her partner of nearly 60 years, Heather Sutherland. The 84-year-old star cited a loss of charm in the world and a desire to spend her remaining years in a beautiful setting.
Margolyes, who currently lives in London while Sutherland resides in Amsterdam, said the couple intends to be together in Italy, where they already own a home. 'The world around us has lost its charm. And we just want each other in a beautiful place which we know,' she told The Observer. 'We can toddle along and laugh and just quietly subside into old age. But together.'
The actress, who has been in a relationship with historian Sutherland since 1968, explained that their long-distance arrangement was due to their demanding careers. 'I'm in love with my partner and have been for 54 years. We don't live together because we're both professional women,' she said on the Table Manners podcast. However, they have been in a civil partnership and plan to enjoy their time together while Margolyes says she is still 'mentally crisp'.
Margolyes also criticised societal greed and superficiality, saying her biggest gripe is 'the greed and the insistence on externals. What people look like, how much money they have, Botox, all that nonsense.' She added, 'When you kiss someone, you don't want 'filler'. You want the mouth.'
