Miriam Margolyes opens up about her weight.
The 82-year-old actress, who played herbology expert Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies, talked about his health in the How to fail podcast.
During the conversation, she was candid about how her diet has impacted her health and the deterioration of her spine.
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“I have limited my life by my craving for fudge, chopped liver, or cheesecake. All these absurdities. I shouldn’t have been so greedy. I should have been stronger,” she said.
He suffers from spinal stenosis, which occurs “when the space inside the spine is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
“It is a big defeat. Is a cream puff, a chocolate or a portion of chopped liver more important than your health, than your aesthetic presentation? No, it is not. It’s not more important. It’s just greed, lack of discipline, all the things that make me ashamed of myself,” she continued.
“It is a major failure and that is why I have spinal stenosis. I can not walk. “I’ll be in a wheelchair before I’m much older.”
Treatment for spinal stenosis may include physical therapy with steroids. More serious conditions may require surgery and “excess weight can worsen the pain of spinal stenosis,” via the Cleveland Clinic.
“The only thing I haven’t conquered and should have conquered is my weight. I am a mass of fat. I’m fat. And being fat and 82 years old is really pathetic,” she said candidly.
“Look at Camilla, our Queen. She is a beautiful woman; She has her body in shape. I like her as a person… I know her a little. She is splendid and she took care of herself and I didn’t. It was not joy; she was laziness; she was greedy and I regret it,” she said.
I screw everything for greed. “I think it’s embarrassing.”
“He just wasn’t interested in my presentation. He knew she had good eyes, lively hair, and a charming smile. And I thought it would carry me through life… So, damn, dresses and bags. But it’s not about that. “It’s about preserving the body you were born with to the world,” Miriam continued.
“I screwed it up. I really screwed up with my body. I’m sorry, because I did something wrong. It was wonderful to eat cheesecake, chopped liver, spaghetti and all the things I shouldn’t eat. Enjoy it”.
In the end, although shy, he said: “I would like to be more handsome; I would like to have a flatter abdomen, a stronger back and longer legs,” he concluded: “Fuck it. Here I am.”
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn