The eye-watering sum Miriam Margolyes has earned on Cameo – and what her fans usually ask for

• Miriam Margolyes, the 84-year-old actor known for playing Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, has earned £570,000 from the personalised video message platform Cameo since joining in 2020.
• This significant income from Cameo, where she charges £100 per video, far surpasses the £60,000 she was paid for her role in two Harry Potter films.
• Margolyes revealed on Romesh Ranganathan's podcast that the earnings allow her to "spend rather more freely" than she would have been able to otherwise.
• She observed a shift in requests on Cameo, with fans increasingly seeking advice and "pep talks" rather than traditional birthday messages.
• The actor also reflected on the enduring impact of Harry Potter on people's childhoods, acknowledging its importance for her career despite not being her most significant acting role.

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Miriam Margolyes admits she’s made almost 10 times her Harry Pottery salary on Cameo