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The children of actor Warwick Davis have stepped in after their father wrote a “concerning” message online following the death of his wife Samantha.
The British actress and dwarfism advocate died on March 24, aged 53.
Her husband Warwick, best known for the Harry Potter movies, announced her death in a statement on April 19.
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On Monday morning, he posted a short message on X that sparked concern from his fans.
“I’m done here, Signing off,” he said with a broken heart emoji.
“Please stay safe, has someone checked on him?” one X responder said.
“I’m worried, what does this mean,” another said.
As fans continued to express concern, his two children with Samantha, Annabelle and Harrison, posted a message to their father’s X account.
“Thank you everyone for looking out for our Dad, he is taking some time away from social media,” they said.
“He apologises if his last message caused anyone concern.
“We appreciate all of your love and support, Annabelle and Harrison x.”
Warwick said on April 19 that his wife’s death had “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,” Warwick told the BBC.
He called his wife his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.
“With her by my side, I was sure I could achieve anything. It was like having a superpower,” he said.
Warwick and Samantha met on the set of the 1988 film Willow, before they wed in 1991.
She and Warwick founded the charity Little People UK which assists individuals with dwarfism and their families.
Samantha was born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, a genetic condition which affects a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor.
She had numerous surgeries throughout her life and it’s believed she contracted sepsis after decompression surgery on her spine.
Warwick was born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), a rare genetic disorder that results in short skeletal anomalies.
He is best known for his Harry Potter roles of Griphook, Professor Flitwick and the Goblin Bank Teller along with various Star Wars roles including Ewok Wicket W.
Samantha and their children acted alongside Warwick during the final Harry Potter film, Deathly Hallows Part II, in 2011 as goblins.