Warwick Davis poses with his daughter as he makes first public appearance since death of his wife
WARWICK Davis made his first red carpet appearance tonight following the death of his wife.
The actor, 54, put on a brave face alongside his daughter Annabelle, 29, as they attended an award ceremony in London.
Harry Potter star Warwick delighted fans as he stepped out at the Pride of Britain Awards looking dapper in a velvet blazer.
Warwick’s wife of 33 years passed away on March 24, and her death “left a huge hole” in their family.
The couple, who had two children together, met as teenagers and had a life full of happiness and dark times.
He said that the time: “Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs.
“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.
Harrison and Annabelle joined their dad in paying tribute, adding “her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives”.
They said: “Mum is our best friend and we’re honoured to have received a love like hers.”
Samantha was also an actor, having appeared in the children’s series Through the Dragon’s Eye, in 1989, and alongside her husband in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2010.
Warwick told the BBC: “With her by my side, I was sure I could achieve anything, it was like having a super-power.
“Without Sammy, there would have been no Tenable quiz show, no Willow series. No Idiot Abroad Series 3.”
Samantha had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.
Samantha's struggles
- Samantha and Warwick lost their baby Lloyd just nine days after he was born in 1991 after inheriting dwarfism from both his parents caused complications.
- The couple lost a second child when Samantha miscarried at 20 weeks in 1993, with the couple naming the baby George.
- Samantha suffered another two miscarriages before giving birth to Annabelle and Harrison.
- The actress underwent numerous surgeries in her lifetime due to her achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.
- In 2019, she was raced to hospital after complications following decompression surgery on her spine.
- Samantha had contracted life-threatening sepsis and Warwick was preparing himself to say ‘goodbye’.
- The infection causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive and attack tissues and organs, which can be lethal and lead to amputations.
- Sam survived but had it not been for her medical team acting so quickly, she could have lost fingers, toes or limbs.
- After being discharged, Warwick ‘played doctor’ for three months – mixing vials of antibiotics, loading them into syringes and carefully feeding them into Sam’s heart through a drip.
- In March 2024, it was announced Samantha had sadly passed away.