{"id":6406,"date":"2025-04-30T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:28:01","slug":"joanna-lumley-says-she-doesnt-have-much-time-left-after-tragic-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/joanna-lumley-says-she-doesnt-have-much-time-left-after-tragic-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanna Lumley says she \u2018doesn\u2019t have much time left\u2019 after tragic loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joanna Lumley has spoken about her mortality (Picture: S Meddle\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joanna Lumley<\/a> has admitted her \u2018time must be coming quite soon\u2019 <\/a>after several of her friends died.<\/p>\n

The actress and presenter is best known for playing Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous<\/a> from 1992 until 2012, a role that also saw her win two Baftas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other notable projects include James and the Giant Peach, Ella Enchanted and The Wolf of Wall Street.<\/p>\n

However, the 78-year-old has now spoken<\/a> about her mortality.<\/p>\n

In a new interview Joanna revealed that several of her \u2018beloved friends are beginning to leave\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018As you near the top of the hill you suddenly think, \u201cGosh, there\u2019s not all that amount of time left\u201d,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

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The 78-year-old revealed her ‘beloved friends are starting to leave’ (Picture:
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She starred alongside Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous from 1992 until 2012 (Picture: David Appleby\/ THA\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018My time must be coming quite soon, and I don\u2019t want to have wasted a minute of being on this beautiful planet.\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking to My Weekly<\/a> she also urged young people to worry less, adding: \u2018I used to panic when I was young, but as I\u2019ve got older I\u2019ve started literally to live day to day.<\/p>\n

\u2018With age, you work out what matters. I always knew that good stuff would come along when I was older. When I was 18, I longed to be 30. When I was 30, longed to be 50. We mustn\u2019t be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good.\u2019<\/p>\n

She also shared a \u2018big message\u2019 to younger generations about the impact of social media and said people \u2018need time in your head\u2019, before saying she was \u2018so afraid we\u2019re going to breed a generation who don\u2019t know the world and don\u2019t know how to talk\u2019.<\/p>\n

Joanna\u2019s most recent screen roles have been in Fool Me Once, Amandaland, the upcoming third season of Wednesday and the travel series Joanna Lumley\u2019s Danube.<\/p>\n

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She explained she is living ‘day to day’ (Picture: Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking to Metro in 2022, she spoke about delaying retirement.<\/p>\n

\u2018I will slow down when my body slows down and the jobs slow down \u2014 when everybody says, \u201cCan we have this show but without Joanna Lumley in it?\u201d Then there\u2019ll be more books to read and a bit more pottering in the garden,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018But you mustn\u2019t ever see these things as a setback. You have to see it as a new opportunity.\u2019<\/p>\n

Away from the screen, Joanna is married to conductor Stephen Barlow, 70 and is mother to son Jamie, 57.<\/p>\n

Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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