Miriam Margolyes reveals health battle in sad admission

Actress Miriam Margolyes has revealed a major health battle she has struggled with "all her life" during a candid scene on her BBC travelogue series, Miriam Margolyes in New Zealand. The star, best known for her work in Harry Potter and the BBC's Call the Midwife, is on her first road trip adventure around New Zealand's North Island - in preparation for her first film role in the country. As she immerses herself in local culture and takes in the beautiful sights, on Friday's episode (August 29) Miriam was seen visiting Butterbean Motivation.

A gym that provides free exercise classes to overweight locals. As Miriam approached the gym in her trusty travel van, she made a start revelation about her own struggles with her weight.

She said: "Like everywhere else in the world NZ has problems and it has a problem that speaks very much to me, because I've had that problem all my life, and that is obesity. I've been fat all my life and my relationship with exercise is one of severe resentment."

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