'I'D LOVE TO PLAY ERIN PATTERSON!'

The cheeky actress is sharing her wit and wisdom in a new book

- By Harry Mulholland

When Woman's Day sat down with legendary actress Miriam Margolyes, it didn't take long for uncontrollable giggling fits to take over the chat.

Our conversation began with the top news headline of the day, mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's sentence hearing.

“I'd love to play Erin Patterson,” Miriam chuckled. “I hope they never let her out of prison, I don't want her opening a cafe!”

Her often risque but always laugh out loud sense of humour, some of which made this interviewer blush, permeates her latest project, The Little Book Of Miriam.

Miriam describes it as an A to Z dictionary of standout moments, opinions and stories from her life and incredible six-decade career. “This is not a book you will find on a coffee table,” she says. “I pray you'll find it in the lavatory – not for use as toilet paper but when you're having constipation. It will let things flow more easily.”

While the book is filled with her trademark unfiltered and naughty humour, Miriam hopes readers will learn a thing or two about the world as well.

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