Warwick Davis says death of wife Samantha, 53, has left 'a huge hole in our ... trends now
Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis has opened up about how the death of his wife has left 'a huge hole in our lives' - as he paid a heartbreaking tribute to the woman who made him feel like he had a 'superpower'.
Fellow actor Samantha Davis, who met her husband on the set of his 1988 film Willow, tragically died aged 53 on March 24.
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.
The couple, who met on the set of George Lucas's film Willow and married three years later in 1991. During their 33-year marriage, they had three children - one of whom tragically died shortly after he was born.
Their two other children, Annabelle and Harrison, also paid tribute to their mother, saying: '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.'
Samantha Davis (pictured with Warwick), who met her husband on the set of his 1988 film Willow, tragically died aged 53 on March 24
Warwick with his wife Samantha and children Harrison and Annabelle at the screening of Disney+ series Willow
Warwick Davis and his wife Samantha on their wedding day in 1991. They were married for more than three decades
The couple's children (all pictured together) said they were 'honoured to have received a love like hers'
During their 33-year marriage, they had three children - one of whom tragically died shortly after he was born. The couple are pictured in 1996
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 - who co-founded the charity Little People UK - 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.
The actor and his wife lost baby son Lloyd just nine days after he was born in 1991 - the year they got married
Warwick Davis and his wife Samantha are pictured with their two kids at the European premiere of Star Wars in December 2015
Warwick and Samantha Davis with their children Harrison and Annabelle at the premiere of Star Wars: the Last Jedi in California in 2017
