{"id":9008,"date":"2024-04-21T22:04:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=9008"},"modified":"2024-04-21T22:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:04:50","slug":"9008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=9008","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018She 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,\u2019 Davis added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The couple\u2019s children, Harrison and Annabelle, said \u2018her love\u00a0and happiness carried us through our whole lives\u2019. \u2018Mum is our best friend and we\u2019re honoured to have received a love like hers,\u2019 they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis said he felt like he could achieve anything with his wife by his side, comparing it to the feeling of having a \u2018superpower\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-dc77e3432ef082e1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83753505-13318841-image-a-4_1713352080139.jpg\" alt=\"The wife of Harry Potter star Warwick Davis has died at the age of 53. Samantha Davis, who was also an actor, met her husband when she had an uncredited role in his 1988 film Willow\" width=\"634\" height=\"482\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The wife of Harry Potter star Warwick Davis has died at the age of 53. Samantha Davis, who was also an actor, met her husband when she had an uncredited role in his 1988 film Willow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-28b8c5f35768ce8d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83754901-13318841-image-a-5_1713352098196.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick and Samantha Davis with their children Harrison and Annabelle at the premiere of Star Wars: the Last Jedi in California in 2017\" width=\"634\" height=\"528\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick and Samantha Davis with their children Harrison and Annabelle at the premiere of Star Wars: the Last Jedi in California in 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-fbae6125b4977458\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83755239-13318841-Warwick_Davis_and_his_wife_Samantha_Burroughs_on_their_wedding_d-m-15_1713352622856.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick Davis and his wife Samantha Burroughs on their wedding day in 1991\" width=\"634\" height=\"812\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said her mobility had become impaired in recent years but shared how she was determined not to let it bring her down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She had a brush with death in 2019 when she fell ill with\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">sepsis<\/span>\u00a0ahead of a family holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis previously told how he and the couple\u2019s children \u2018sort of said goodbye\u2019 by her bedside before she pulled through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The actor and his wife lost baby son Lloyd just nine days after he was born in 1991 \u2013 the year they got married.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis said in 2022 that he would not wish the \u2018devastating\u2019 experience on anyone and added: \u2018You never get over it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He and Samantha met when Davis starred as sorcerer Willow Ufgood in the 1988 film named after the character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Samantha and her father Peter \u2013 who is Davis\u2019s business partner \u2013 had minor roles as villagers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She also had an uncredited role as a a goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011, in which Davis portrayed Filius Flitwick \u2013 Hogwarts\u2019 charms professor \u2013 for the final time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In 1989, she had a part in BBC educational series Through the Dragon\u2019s Eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis and Mr Burroughs, 77, co-founded Willow Management in 1995 with the aim of changing the way people with dwarfism were represented on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Burroughs is also an actor and has appeared both on stage and in TV and film productions including The Legend of King Arthur, Hamlet, and as an Ewok in 1983 Star Wars film Return of the Jedi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis and his wife have actress daughter Annabelle, 27, and son Harrison, 21, together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-3136891654890409804\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_398\" 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The family oozed glamour on the red carpet.&quot;,&quot;referenceId&quot;:2828033,&quot;grapeshot&quot;:{&quot;article&quot;:{&quot;articleURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13321693\/Warwick-Davis-says-death-wife-Samantha-53-left-huge-hole.html&quot;}}}\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-control-bar\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-controls vjs-control\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-share-control vjs-control vjs-social-share-control-twitter-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-icon vjs-twitter-button-icon \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-social-share-control vjs-control vjs-social-share-control-facebook-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-icon vjs-facebook-button-icon \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-d4af8fbba65612d3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83754903-13318841-image-m-12_1713352235125.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Davis and Warwick Davis attend the ITV Palooza! held at The Royal Festival Hall on October 16, 2018\" width=\"634\" height=\"862\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Samantha Davis and Warwick Davis attend the ITV Palooza! held at The Royal Festival Hall on October 16, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Harrison also appeared as a goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.\u00a0Annabelle portrayed Lacey Lloyd in Hollyoaks until January this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking of his first son\u2019s death to People in 2022, Davis said:\u00a0\u2018I think it brings you closer together, or something like that, but it\u2019s an experience I wouldn\u2019t wish on anyone, it\u2019s devastating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018You do learn to live with it, eventually, over time, you\u2019re able to better understand why it happened and can come to terms with it a bit more, but you never get over it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I think the losses shaped our family dynamic, we love Annabelle and Harrison all that more because they\u2019re here with us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lloyd inherited dwarfism from both his parents and died from complications caused by the condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The couple lost a second child \u2013 who they named George \u2013 when Samantha miscarried at 20 weeks in 1993.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-bea553451efc899c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83754897-13318841-image-a-9_1713352221089.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Davis with her husband when he starred in Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre, London, in 2013\" width=\"634\" height=\"1077\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Samantha Davis with her husband when he starred in Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre, London, in 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-38547418465e1a90\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83754899-13318841-image-a-10_1713352224135.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick Davis, wife Samantha, daughter Annabelle and son Harrison attend the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015\" width=\"634\" height=\"444\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick Davis, wife Samantha, daughter Annabelle and son Harrison attend the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick with his wife Samantha and children Harrison and Annabelle at the screening of Disney+ series Willow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-149975639950901849\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_741\" class=\"video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled mol-empty-playlist mol-fe-animated-preview vjs-visually-ready vjs-user-inactive\" 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didn't want to do it at first': Samantha Davis on Piers Morgan's Life Stories. Warwick's wife spoke on Loose Women and revealed she wanted to show people what they've been through as a family by doing Piers Morgan's Life Stories.&quot;,&quot;referenceId&quot;:3170307,&quot;grapeshot&quot;:{&quot;article&quot;:{&quot;articleURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13321695\/Warwick-Davis-children-Harrison-Annabelle-issue-heartbreaking-tribute-mother-Samantha-tragic-death-aged-53.html&quot;}}}\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\">\n<div>\u2018We didn\u2019t want to do it at first\u2019: Sam Davis on Warwick\u2019s Life Stories<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-control-bar\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-controls vjs-control\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-share-control vjs-control vjs-social-share-control-mail-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-icon vjs-mail-button-icon \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-social-share-control vjs-control vjs-social-share-control-twitter-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-icon vjs-twitter-button-icon \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-social-share-control vjs-control vjs-social-share-control-facebook-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"vjs-social-icon vjs-facebook-button-icon \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-a67d5b003c8cd4f9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/66054989-13318841-Devastating_The_actor_and_his_wife_Samantha_51_lost_their_baby_L-a-24_1713355014516.jpg\" alt=\"Davis and his wife Samantha at the London Palladium in 2015\" width=\"634\" height=\"971\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Davis and his wife Samantha at the London Palladium in 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-b88d8e61d7db7bab\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/59807559-13318841-Tragic_The_Tenable_star_52_tried_to_remain_positive_when_his_wif-a-25_1713355088965.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Davis had a brush with death in 2019 when she fell ill with sepsis ahead of a family holiday. Above: Being hugged by her daughter in hospital\" width=\"634\" height=\"644\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Samantha Davis had a brush with death in 2019 when she fell ill with sepsis ahead of a family holiday. Above: Being hugged by her daughter in hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis added:\u00a0\u2018We\u2019ll always remember what happened with George and Lloyd. We\u2019ll always be grateful that we had them for the short time that we did.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The star previously said the tragedies made him and Samantha stronger as a couple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking on Bear Grylls\u2019 television show Bear\u2019s Mission in 2018, he said: \u2018Prior to Annabelle and Harrison we had a baby boy, Lloyd, who inherited both our conditions\u2026 and that is something that proves fatal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s something that a baby won\u2019t survive. But Lloyd he lived for survived for nine days, but yeah he was beautiful\u2026 but it was a tough time. And yeah, we had a stillborn too.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The star said he and his wife had made it through the painful time together, saying: \u2018That kind of stuff it just makes you stronger [as a couple].\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis was born with an extremely rare condition called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), where the bone endings fail to form. It meant he never grew taller than 3ft 6in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His wife had a different form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Samantha fell ill with sepsis ahead of a family caravan holiday in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She initially thought that her symptoms were caused by stress from preparing for the trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When her exhaustion led to her not being able to stand without support, her husband called an out-of-hours doctor and she was rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis said in 2022:\u00a0\u2018The next few hours were the longest of my life as I waited on the ward with our children in the empty space left by Sam\u2019s hospital bed. I hoped it would not symbolise a future for us without her.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He continued: Our family gathered by her bedside; although optimistic, we were sort of saying goodbye in case Sam didn\u2019t survive.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-e0c503c070714493\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83756933-13318841-image-a-21_1713354696184.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick in Harry Potter. He portrayed the charms professor in all of the Harry Potter films\" width=\"634\" height=\"408\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick in Harry Potter. He portrayed the charms professor in all of the Harry Potter films<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-6dcd277f96a94d6a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83756069-13318841-image-m-19_1713353696098.jpg\" alt=\"Davis with Val Kilmer in 1988 film Willow. He met his future wife Samantha while making the film\" width=\"634\" height=\"359\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Davis with Val Kilmer in 1988 film Willow. He met his future wife Samantha while making the film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-1f940af717ac9242\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83755855-13318841-Warwick_Davis_meets_King_Charles_then_the_Prince_of_Wales_at_the-m-23_1713354964777.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick Davis meets King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, at the charity premiere of Willow\" width=\"634\" height=\"836\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick Davis meets King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, at the charity premiere of Willow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-893e930f380fa4c7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83755985-13318841-image-a-20_1713353907721.jpg\" alt=\"Warwick Davis as sorcerer Willow Ufgood in 1988 film Willow\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Warwick Davis as sorcerer Willow Ufgood in 1988 film Willow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-aa2a8b40f618d15b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/04\/17\/12\/83757137-13318841-image-a-22_1713354951376.jpg\" alt=\"Davis reprised his role as Ufgood in TV series Willow, which aired in 2022 but was then cancelled after just one season\" width=\"634\" height=\"260\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Davis reprised his role as Ufgood in TV series Willow, which aired in 2022 but was then cancelled after just one season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s so hard to see someone you love more than anything in the world fighting to stay alive without the strength to even roll over in bed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doctors became concerned about a scar on Samantha\u2019s back from a recent spinal surgery she had undergone. Davis said it was \u2018inflamed with fluid, red, and hot to touch.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tests came back showing Sam had a deadly Streptococcus bacteria and meningitis infection, meaning she needed emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, she pulled through and was nursed back to help by Davis over the course of three months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Davis reprised his role as Ufgood in TV series Willow, which aired in 2022 but was then cancelled after just one season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018She 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,\u2019 Davis added. The couple\u2019s children, Harrison and Annabelle, said \u2018her love\u00a0and happiness carried us through our whole lives\u2019. \u2018Mum is our best friend and we\u2019re honoured to have received&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=9008\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9009,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9008\/revisions\/9009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}