
Miriam Margolyes has admitted that her most bothersome personality attribute is her openness regarding sex.
The 81-year-old Age of Innocence heroine has garnered millions of fans for being open about her sexuality and sexual experiences, once telling Louis Theroux she had an orgasm when she was just three years old.
Despite her candour on relationships and female desire, the Harry Potter actor has admitted that she may broach the subject 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.’

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, but they have never lived together permanently.
The Happy Feet actor admitted during the confinement that she missed Heather, with whom she began a relationship in 1967.
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.’
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.’