- The post comes after the death of his beloved wife Samantha last month
Grief-stricken Warwick Davis has sparked concern among his fans after he made a late night post declaring ‘I’m done here. Signing off’ with a broken heart symbol.
The post comes after the death of his beloved wife Samantha last month.
Samantha, who was an actor herself and met her husband when she had an uncredited role in his 1988 film Willow, tragically died on March 24 aged 53.
Concerned fans commented on the X post, saying ‘I’m so sorry for your loss’ and ‘take care of yourself’.
His children Annabelle, 27 and Harrison, 21, later posted to reassure worried fans, saying: ‘Thank you everyone for looking out for our Dad, he is taking some time away from social media.
‘He apologises if his last message caused anyone concern. We appreciate all of your love and support.’
The last photo of the pair saw the couple enjoying a date night out together as they beamed in a cheeky selfie.
Davis kept vigil at his wife Samantha’s hospital bedside as she fought for her life against sepsis five years before her death aged 53.
The couple, who had been together for nearly 30 years, had been through struggles before including losing two children, but this was something Warwick was not prepared for.
Their family had been gearing up for a caravan holiday in 2019 when Samantha suddenly fell ill with a mystery condition, something she put down to stress.
However, within days she was at death’s door with doctors telling her terrified husband that she had sepsis, a rare condition which sees the body’s immune system attack its own organs and tissues.
The thought of losing his ‘soul mate’ tortured Warwick and despite her battling hard to recover, he later admitted they still felt its effects as they refused to ‘take life for granted’ anymore.
It was a motto the couple lived by, enjoying another five years of bliss with each other before Samantha tragically passed away at the age of 53 last month.
In a touching statement released on Wednesday, Warwick said his late wife’s passing had ‘left a huge hole in our lives’ and paid tribute to his ‘favourite human’.
He described Sammy, as he called her, as his ‘most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career’.
He said he felt like he could achieve anything with his wife by his side and that it felt like he had a ‘superpower’.
‘She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes,’ Warwick said in a statement given to the BBC.
In 2022 Warwick had opened up about Samantha’s health issues, including her hard fought battle with sepsis which left her on the brink of death before making a remarkable recovery.
In an emotional tribute to his ‘favourite human’, Davis said: ‘Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs.’
He described Sammy, as he called her, as his ‘most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career’. He said he felt like he could achieve anything with his wife by his side and that it felt like he had a ‘superpower’.
‘She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes,’ Davis said in a statement given to the BBC.
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