Star Wars actor Warwick Davis pays heartbreaking tribute to ‘most trusted confidant’ wife Samantha after her death at 53
STAR Wars actor Warwick Davis has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his wife after her death, aged 53.
Warwick described Samantha as his “favourite human” after her death on March 24.
He said: “Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs.
“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.”
The pair met while filming the 1988 movie Willow and married three year later.
Warwick, who also starred in the Harry Potter films described Sammy, as he called her as his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.
Harrison and Annabelle, the couple’s children, joined their dad in paying tribute, adding “her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives”.
They said: “Mum is our best friend and we’re honoured to have received a love like hers.”
Samantha was also an actor, having appeared in the children’s series Through the Dragon’s Eye, in 1989, and alongside her husband in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2010.
Warwick said: “With her by my side, I was sure I could achieve anything, it was like having a super-power.
“Without Sammy, there would have been no Tenable quiz show, no Willow series. No Idiot Abroad Series 3.”
It was, he said, his wife who had persuaded comedian Ricky Gervais to send him and Karl Pilkington for the travel series.
Outside of acting the couple founded the charity Little People UK in 2012 to help individuals with dwarfism and their families.