It’s been four years since she was last on screens, and nine years since she wrapped her smash hit, self-titled sitcom.
But Miranda Hart, who announced on Tuesday that she has recently married, has teased a return to her comedy career, admitting she has missed ‘laughter and silliness’.
Appearing on The One Show on Tuesday to promote her new book I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, Miranda explained how chronic illness has left her housebound for years, putting a hiatus on her incredible career.
The star said that now, after finding fulfilment from writing her book, she is ready to return to TV.
Miranda Hart has teased a return to her comedy career, admitting she has missed ‘laughter and silliness’
‘I’m really keen to get back to some silliness now,’ she declared.
‘I miss the studio floor, I miss laughter, I don’t have any ideas yet, they haven’t percolated through. But I miss fooling around.’
Miranda has kept a low-profile in recent years. The comedian rose to fame with her self-titled sitcom series in 2009 and went on to star in Call The Midwife as Chummy from 2012 until 2015.
In 2017 it was revealed Miranda would not be returning to Call The Midwife, citing a busy work schedule as her reason.
But she later revealed during an stand-up gig in London that she had been suffering from ‘ill’ health
She was last seen in 2020’s film adaptation of Jane Austin, where she played ‘harmless chatterbox’ Miss Bates.
Meanwhile, a 10th anniversary special of Miranda, filmed at the London Palladium in 2019 and described by Hart as ‘a party (not a new episode)’, also aired in 2020.
Speaking about her years spent housebound by her illness, Miranda told The One Show: ‘It’s not been the most pleasant few years, I’ve mainly been in bed or housebound with chronic illness, so it’s been a tough few years, nearly decade, which is what my book is charting.’
‘It’s so nice to be back in the television, I’m so excited to be here. Once you have been bed bound with a fatigue-base chronic illness which takes a long time to diagnose, you miss life a lot so I’m thrilled to be here. ‘
Miranda has kept a low-profile in recent years. The comedian rose to fame with her self-titled sitcom series in 2009 but has suffered from ill health for years
Appearing on The One Show on Tuesday to promote her new book I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, Miranda explained how chronic illness has left her housebound
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‘Part of the story of the book is the discovery of what could help. I needed to research this whole wellness expertise which is out there.’
‘I was in bed at home alone and doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me. I couldn’t have a yoga retreat so what are the universal truths. I did years of research. . In the book there are ten keys, which I call my treasures, for living well.’
‘I’m living a life of joy and meaning and fulfilment which I never had before.’
The comedian appeared on the BBC show to promote her new book I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, in which she writes about her years being housebound as well as her mystery new husband.
The book charts ‘a very unexpected decade in my life and there have been surprising and incredible joys but also some really difficult equally surprising challenges.’
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Speaking to Alex Jones and Alex Scott, Miranda, 51, declared ‘someone’s put a ring on it’ as she revealed she met ‘my person’ at the age of 49.
‘I’m married, I got married at 51 and it’s just so lovely! I’d written Gary for onscreen Miranda and it wasn’t until I was 49 that I met my person,’ she declared, but insisted she would keep her husband’s identity a secret.
‘It’s a little undercurrent in the book, I’m not going to reveal how we met because that’s a little bit of a twist. He’s my best friend, we had the best fun and I’m just thrilled to be a young bride at 51.’
The star added that she hoped readers of her book will feel hope from her love story, explaining; ‘The fact that I met someone during a pandemic, during chronic illness, when I couldn’t get out of bed or out of the house… I really, really wanted to meet someone, I didn’t want to do life on my own anymore.’
‘The fact that I could meet somebody, it’s not some some of romcom story but it’s hope. Whatever situation you are in, there is always hope, things really do change.’