Miriam Margolyes said she doesn’t ‘really have sex any more’ (Picture: ITV)
Miriam Margolyes has confessed that speaking openly about sex may be her most annoying personality trait.
The Age of Innocence star, 81, has won legions of fans for being honest about her sexuality and sexual experiences, once memorably telling Louis Theroux she had an orgasm at only three years old.
But despite the Harry Potter star’s honesty about relationships and female desire, she has revealed she may talk about the subject matter too much.
When asked what her ‘most annoying’ habit was, she answered: ‘You would have to ask other people because your own habits you think are rather sweet. I suppose, talking about sex so much.
‘But it’s only because I don’t really have sex any more. I just like to remember it and talk about it.
‘I think it would be nice if you mentioned that it was pleasant to talk to me, because a lot of people seem to think that I’m a hateful old hag, and I think that’s completely unfair.’
Miriam has been in a relationship for nearly six decades (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
She continued to The Guardian: ‘I think that I’m not quite like other people, but I do love humanity. I hope I’ll be remembered as a talented eccentric: a mouthy old bag with a heart of gold.’
Miriam has been in a relationship with Heather Sutherland for 55 years, although they have never lived permanently together.
The Happy Feet actor confessed in lockdown that she struggled being apart from Heather, with whom she embarked upon a relationship in 1967.
Miriam is a star of the stage and screen and was cast in Harry Potter (Picture: Warner Bros)
She told This Morning in 2020: ‘I would have loved that [being locked down with her].’
‘Actually I don’t know whether she would because she’s an introvert,’ the actress admitted.
‘So she likes to be quiet and get on with work. She’s writing a book about Indonesia.’
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Miriam made our hearts sing as she added of her partner, who is a retired Australian academic: ‘I was lucky enough to find someone who was prepared to love me, I’m not that loveable – I’m smelly and noisy and all that sort of thing.
‘But she loves me and I want to be with her for the rest of my life, that’s all I want.’
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