Miriam Margolyes has caused fresh controversy by describing the £60,000 she was paid for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films as "rubbish," just days after facing backlash over comments made about ITV presenter Andi Peters' skin colour on This Morning. The 85-year-old actress, who appeared in only two of the eight Harry Potter films, said she resents being best known for the role given she has "done other, better things," reigniting public interest in her outspoken commentary.

Speaking at a live panel event, Margolyes revealed her Harry Potter fee and swore while calling it inadequate, though she added she does not resent other cast members earning more, calling it simply "the way the business works." The remarks came shortly after she addressed the separate row from her This Morning appearance, where she used an outdated and offensive term, "high yalla," to describe Peters' complexion, prompting ITV to intervene and edit the clip from broadcast. At a book event in Southend promoting her memoir Full English, she denied intending to embarrass Peters, saying she was simply curious about others' identities, though she also used an offensive term for disabled people while explaining her reasoning, drawing further criticism online.