Dame Judi Dench has revealed that she has no plans for any more acting roles as she “can’t even see”.
The 89 year old Oscar-winning actress, known for her role in ‘Spectre’, hasn’t graced the big screen for a few years. Her last appearance was in 2022’s ‘Spirited’.
Judi is battling macular degeneration, a condition that has severely affected her sight. So much so, that it has gotten to the point where she can no longer drive or read scripts.
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When quizzed about any upcoming acting projects at the recent Chelsea Flower Show in London, Judi issued a heartbreaking update. She responded: “No, no, I can’t even see!”
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The Daily Mirror reached out to her agent for further clarification on her acting plans, but was told: “Judi has nothing more to add than all she mentioned to the journalist.”
Despite stepping back from the limelight in recent years, Judi remains active with off-screen projects. She is continuing to promote her 2023 book, ‘Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent’.
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Judi is also scheduled to appear at the Cheltenham Book Fair and has three shows lined up with storyteller Gyles Brandreth. Towards the end of 2022, Judi expressed her determination to continue working despite her eye condition.
Speaking to Louis Theroux on his BBC show ‘Louis Theroux Interviews’, she said: “I don’t want to retire. I’m not doing much at the moment because I can’t see. It’s bad.” She added: “I have a photographic memory so a person saying to me, ”This is your line…’. I can do that .”
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A few years ago, the actress had ‘carpe diem’ tattooed on her right wrist and recently told Yours magazine that she has no intention of slowing down as she gets older.
She continued: “We’ve got to keep going and not think of age too much. You have to think you are about 56. I’m a great advocate for not sitting back. I can never think, ‘Oh, my eyesight’s bad, I can’t possibly do this. I refuse to be beaten by age.”
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