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Dame Maggie Smith's shock health battles before tragic death including 'looking like a boiled egg'
Dame Maggie Smith, best known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downtown Abbey, died at the age of 89 in September - but tackled a number of health issues in her life
Dame Maggie Smith was best known for her roles in beloved titles like Harry Potter and Downton Abbey (Image: ITV)"We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days," they said. Dame Maggie Smith had opened up about her health struggles over the years before her death in September (Image: WireImage)Notably, she even filmed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince while undergoing treatment, joking that fitting into the wig was a breeze due to her hair loss. Maggie opened up about coming to terms with her mortality, confessing in 2009: "I was relieved to be the age I was, because by now you feel like it's all over anyway," and added, "That's why I hated seeing young people receiving treatment [at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London].
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