Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes shares honest tribute to Robbie Coltrane: 'That's the drawback, he loved to drink'

Harry Potter alum Miriam Margolyes delivered a refreshingly candid tribute to her late co-star Robbie Coltrane.

Speaking on BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme, The 81-year-old – who performed Professor Sprout in the fantasy franchise – spoke about her former co-star, who died yesterday aged 72.

“I didn’t know he was ill. He just put on too much weight, stupid boy!” the British-Australian actress stated on the radio present.

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Miriam Margolyes during the 2014 filming of the Graham Norton Show at the London Studios, south London, to be aired on BBC One on Friday evening. — Miriam Margolyes gave a refreshingly candid tribute to her late co-star, Robbie Coltrane. (Getty)

“That’s the problem, he loved to drink. I used to wag my finger at him.”

“It’s such a waste to think of all that talent, that fire, he acted with passion. He was really wonderful,” she added.

Despite her good-humoured nit-picking at Coltrane’s life-style decisions, she insists that her late good friend and co-star “had a heart of gold”.

“Huge in stature, in personality, in heart. He was exceptional,” she continued.

Margolyes performed Professor Sprout, the Herbology trainer at Hogwarts, in two of the movies whereas Coltrane was recognized for enjoying the mild big, Rubeus Hagrid.

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Margolyes played Professor Sprout, the Herbology teacher at Hogwarts, while Coltrane was known for playing the gentle giant, Rubeus Hagrid. — Margolyes performed Professor Sprout, whereas Coltrane was recognized for enjoying the mild big, Rubeus Hagrid. (Warner Bros)

Several different heartbroken Harry Potter stars gave their condolences after listening to the tragic information yesterday.

Leading man Daniel Radcliffe gave a heart-warming assertion remembering Coltrane yesterday, thanking him for “keep(ing) us laughing constantly as kids on the set”.

“I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on (2004’s Harry Potter and the) Prisoner of Azkaban, when we were all hiding from the torrential rain for hours in Hagrid’s hut and he was telling stories and cracking jokes to keep morale up,” stated the 33 year-old actor.

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Radcliffe stated he “feel(s) incredibly lucky that” he “got to meet and work with” Coltrane, including that he’s “very sad that he’s passed.”

“He was an incredible actor and a lovely man.”

Daniel Radcliffe, left, who plays Harry Potter in the new movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," and Robbie Coltrane, who plays Hagrid in the film, arrive for the film's New York premiere on Nov. 11, 2001. — Radcliffe and Coltrane at the New York premiere of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. (AP Photo/Darla Khazei)

Emma Watson, who performed Hermione Granger, additionally supplied her ideas on Coltrane’s loss of life.

“Robbie was like the most fun uncle I’ve ever had but most of all he was deeply caring, and compassionate towards me as a child and an adult,” Watson stated in a press release on Instagram.

“His talent was so immense it made sense he played a giant – he could fill ANY space with his brilliance.”

“Know how much I adore and admire you. I’ll really miss your sweetness, your nicknames, your warmth, your laughs and your hugs. You made us a family. Know you were that to us.