Beloved Scottish actor, Robbie Coltrane, was said to have been battling an unseen health issue that left him in severe pain for 24 hours a day.
The Harry Potter star’s agent sadly announced that he had died on the evening of Friday October 14 through a statement. Coltrane, who was known for his portrayal of Hagrid, suffered from weaning health in his final years due to a condition called osteoarthritis which left him with severe mobility issues.
Many of his fans had begun to grow concerned about the actor in 2019 as he was seen wheelchair bound and looking frail. It is understood that he was awaiting knee replacement surgery at that time as the condition had left his joints destroyed.
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In September 2020, Coltrane spoke out about his health when he said: “I was fighting pain 24 hours a day when I was in National Treasure and Great Expectations. I had no cartilage in my knee. It was bone on bone.”
Going on to say he wouldn’t wish such pain "on [his] worst enemy," before his surgery, Robbie was left so debilitated he couldn’t walk unassisted. Thankfully after an operation the TV and movie legend was able to find some reprieve from his pain, the Mirror reports.
The star added: “It was just horrible. The relief from that pain since the operation and being able to sleep has changed my life.”
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. Some people know the condition as degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear” arthritis. Occurring most frequently in the hands, hips, and knees, the condition first develops as a joint begins to break down and the underlying bone begins to change.
This breaking down of bone can happen as part of normal life as joints are exposed to a constant low level of damage. Robbie was forced to take four years away from acting in 2012 due to ill health.
He did however, return for HBO's Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts - where he spoke of how his legacy as Hagrid would live on. Robbie said: "The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show it to their children, so you could be watching it in 50 years' time easy."
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