Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane has made his first public appearance since he became confined to a wheelchair in 2016
The A Lister is renowned for acting in some huge franchises during his astonishing 40-year career, including James Bond, GoldenEye and, of course, as half giant Rubeus Hagrid in all seven Harry Potter films.
But now, aged 69, Robbie’s bone and join health has deteriorated so much that he’s now forced to use a wheelchair, having been diagnosed with osteoarthritis a few years ago.
We last saw him playing disgraced TV star Paul Finchley in Channel 4 drama National Treasure, where he walked with a cane.
So fans were understandably stunned when Robbie was wheeled in and out of his latest public appearance, a press conference for the new Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike ride set to launch at Universal Orlando, which took place at London’s Renaissance Hotel.
"Robbie has been in constant pain for years now, with his knee constantly deteriorating," a source told The Sun.
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"He was wheeled in and out of the Harry Potter event on Monday which came as a big shock to fans given they're so used to seeing him standing strong and tall as Hagrid.
“It's hugely frustrating for him but he's really hoping to be back on his feet after getting the operation."
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And Robbie himself didn’t shy away from the health issue at the event, explaining to the audience that he would soon be getting a new knee, and hoped to be “leaping around like an elf” after the operation.
Ostearthritis is a degenerative bone disease which causes the cartilage around the joints to deteriorate, and is the most common form of arthritis in the UK.
“I'm in constant pain all day," said Robbie, shortly after his diagnosis. "I had an exploratory operation and they discovered I had no cartilage left in one of my knees. It's completely disintegrated."