Warwick Davis' wife Samantha tragically dies aged 53: Heartbroken Harry Potter ... trends now
Harry Potter star Warwick Davis had tonight paid tribute to his wife following her death aged 53.
Samantha Davis, 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.
Star Wars actor Davis paid an emotional tribute to his 'favourite human' who he was married to for more than 30 years and shared three children with.
'Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs,' the 54-year-old said in a statement to the BBC.
He described Sammy, as he called her, as his 'most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career'.
'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 added.
The couple's children, Harrison and Annabelle, said 'her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives'. 'Mum is our best friend and we're honoured to have received a love like hers,' they added.
Davis said he felt like he could achieve anything with his wife by his side, comparing it to the feeling of having a 'superpower'.
The wife of Harry Potter star Warwick Davis has died at the age of 53. Samantha Davis, who was also an actor, met her husband when she had an uncredited role in his 1988 film Willow
Warwick and Samantha Davis with their children Harrison and Annabelle at the premiere of Star Wars: the Last Jedi in California in 2017
Warwick Davis and his wife Samantha Burroughs on their wedding day in 1991
He said her mobility had become impaired in recent years but shared how she was determined not to let it bring her down.
She had a brush with death in 2019 when she fell ill with sepsis ahead of a family holiday.
Davis previously told how he and the couple's children 'sort of said goodbye' by her bedside before she pulled through.
The actor and his wife lost baby son Lloyd just nine days after he was born in 1991 - the year they got married.
Davis said in 2022 that he would not wish the 'devastating' experience on anyone and added: 'You never get over it.'
He and Samantha met when Davis starred as sorcerer Willow Ufgood in the 1988 film named after the character.
Samantha and her father Peter - who is Davis's business partner - had minor roles as villagers.
She also had an uncredited role as a a goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011, in which Davis portrayed Filius Flitwick - Hogwarts' charms professor - for the final time.
In 1989, she had a part in BBC educational series Through the Dragon's Eye.
Davis and Mr Burroughs, 77, co-founded Willow Management in 1995 with the aim of changing the way people with dwarfism were represented on screen.
Mr Burroughs is also an actor and has appeared both on stage and in TV and film productions including The Legend of King Arthur, Hamlet, and as an Ewok in 1983 Star Wars film Return of the Jedi.
Davis and his wife have actress daughter Annabelle, 27, and son Harrison, 21, together.
Samantha Davis and Warwick Davis attend the ITV Palooza! held at The Royal Festival Hall on October 16, 2018
Harrison also appeared as a goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Annabelle portrayed Lacey Lloyd in Hollyoaks until January this year.
Speaking of his first son's death to People in 2022, Davis said: 'I think it brings you closer together, or something like that, but it's an
