{"id":67185,"date":"2023-09-28T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=67185"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:36:29","slug":"inside-michael-gambons-health-battle-as-harry-potter-star-dies-aged-82-including-disease-fear-that-broke-his-heart-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/inside-michael-gambons-health-battle-as-harry-potter-star-dies-aged-82-including-disease-fear-that-broke-his-heart-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Michael Gambon's health battle as Harry Potter star dies aged 82 – including disease fear that 'broke his heart' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
SIR Michael Gambon previously spoke about his heartache at giving up on his stage career due to health battles before his tragic death.<\/p>\n
The Harry Potter<\/span> star, who has passed away aged 82, feared he was suffering from a progressive disease that had caused memory loss.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He revealed in 2015 the condition had forced him to give up his beloved stage career as he struggled to remember his lines.<\/p>\n Sir Michael said at the time: "Now I can't really do theatre<\/span>. It breaks my heart, but I can't really remember lines."<\/p>\n He was able to continue starring in TV and movies using an earpiece so staff could feed him lines.<\/p>\n But the veteran actor, who appeared in over 60 films, pulled out of a TV show in 2019 after again being plagued by memory loss.<\/p>\n He had appeared in the pilot episode of Sky One comedy<\/span> series Breeders but could not continue with the rest of the series.<\/p>\n At the time a source told The Sun: \u201cMichael is an incredible actor, and was extremely popular on set.<\/p>\n \u201cBut age appears to have caught up with him and he was struggling with the script<\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cLines weren't going in and sticking as they normally would.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/picture>BABY BOOM! <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>GOODNIGHT DUMBLEDORE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>MODEL MOMENT <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SAY WHAT? <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Sir Michael, who played Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, died peacefully in hospital<\/span>.<\/p>\n A statement on behalf of his wife Lady Gambon and son Fergus Gambon, issued by publicist Clair Dobbs, said: "We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon<\/span>.<\/p>\n "Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82.<\/p>\n "We ask that you respect our privacy at this painful time and thank you for your messages of support and love."<\/p>\nMost read in Showbiz<\/h2>\n
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