▁ 2 0 ▁c igare tt es ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁By ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁had ▁stopped ▁sm oking ▁after ▁serious ▁ill ness ▁led ▁to ▁heart ▁surg ery , ▁a ▁card iac ▁ab lation , ▁two ▁months ▁earlier . ▁A ▁dev out ▁Christian , ▁she ▁commented ▁that : ▁" My ▁heart ▁had ▁stopped ▁tick ing ▁during ▁the ▁procedure , ▁so ▁I ▁was ▁up ▁there ▁and ▁the ▁good ▁Lord ▁must ▁have ▁said , ▁' Send ▁the ▁old ▁bag ▁down ▁again , ▁I ' m ▁not ▁having ▁her ▁yet ! '" ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁interview ▁with ▁Stephen ▁B owie ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club , ▁R igg ▁also ▁commented ▁about ▁the ▁chem istry ▁between ▁Patrick ▁Mac ne e ▁and ▁herself ▁on ▁The ▁Aven gers , ▁despite ▁being ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁apart : ▁" I ▁sort ▁of ▁v agu ely ▁knew ▁Patrick ▁Mac ne e , ▁and ▁he ▁looked ▁kindly ▁on ▁me ▁and ▁sort ▁of ▁husband ed ▁me ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁couple ▁of ▁episodes . ▁After ▁that ▁we ▁became ▁equal , ▁and ▁loved ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁spark ed ▁off ▁each ▁other . ▁And ▁we ' d ▁then ▁improv ise , ▁write ▁our ▁own ▁lines . ▁They ▁trust ed ▁us . ▁Part icular ly ▁our ▁scenes ▁when ▁we ▁were ▁finding ▁a ▁dead ▁body — I ▁mean , ▁another ▁dead ▁body . ▁How ▁do ▁you ▁get ▁' round ▁that ▁one ? ▁They ▁allowed ▁us ▁to ▁do ▁it ." ▁She