Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has told Sky News she believes JK Rowling is “wrong about some things” when it comes to her stance on trans issues – but says it is also wrong for the author to be left out of “celebrations” for her famous books.Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in the film series, said it was “fair enough” to criticise Rowling, who has been outspoken in her gender critical views.However, the 84-year-old actress said the backlash against the writer had become “unkind”, and highlighted her absence from certain celebrations of the Harry Potter story.In 2022, Rowling did not appear in a 25th anniversary TV reunion featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who starred in all of the films. All three stars have spoken out in support of the trans community. Image: L-R: Dame Maggie Smith, Margolyes and Richard Harris in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. Pic: Cover Images via AP Speaking to Sky News presenter Wilfred Frost, Margolyes said: “I think everybody can be criticised, I think that’s fair enough, but everybody’s so horrid and nasty and unkind and I don’t like that.”I don’t want people to be unkind about trans… I mean, I’m a gay woman myself and you have to just put up with it. I don’t know if [Rowling’s] been badly treated but I think it was wrong that she wasn’t invited to the celebrations for Harry Potter. You know, she created the whole thing.”She may be wrong about some things. And women’s bodies are tremendously important – I love my body, even though it’s fat and misshapen, and I wouldn’t be a man for anything. But trans – who cares? Let’s be kind, let’s be inclusive. I think there’s an awful lot of nonsense talked about it.” Image: JK Rowling pictured in 2019. Pic: AP Between 1997 and 2007, Rowling published seven Harry Potter books – which were turned into eight films between 2001 and 2011. The movies generated more than $7.7bn at the global box office.The author will be involved in the upcoming Harry Potter series.Margolyes said she does not know Rowling and has never met her, but praised her work and highlighted her series of crime novels, written under the pen name Robert Galbraith.”I salute her as a very great writer and I think I like the detective stories best,” she told Frost.Read more:Artwork referencing Rowling taken down after being ‘tampered with’Rowling calls for PM to apologise after Supreme Court ruling Install the Sky News app for free Follow Sky News on WhatsAppKeep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News The actress spoke to Sky News as the patron of the Charles Dickens Museum, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. 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Miriam Margolyes, known for her role in Harry Potter, expresses her opinion on JK Rowling’s views regarding transgender issues.
