- Dame Judi Dench, 90, says she does not enjoy attending events alone.
- “I’m not good at it at all, and I never will be,” the Oscar-winning actor said on a podcast.
- She added that her deteriorating eyesight these days means that she no longer goes out alone.
Dame Judi Dench, 90, doesn’t like going to events alone.
“I’m not good at it at all, and I never will be,” the Oscar-winning actor said during an appearance on the show.fearlessPodcast hosted by Trini Woodall.
“I’m always nervous before going to something. I’m nervous – I don’t know – I have no idea why,” Dench said.
The “James Bond” star said she usually needs a partner – such as her agent – to accompany her.
“Someone will always be with me,” Dench said. “I have to now because I can’t see, I’m going to hit something or fall.”
She said in 2012 woman with which she was diagnosed Macular degenerationA disease that affects a person’s central vision. It is the leading cause of vision loss among Americans 65 and older, according to Center for Disease Control.
But she said “thankfully” she didn’t have to go out alone now “because I pretend I can’t see.”
In 2023, Dench said on “The Graham Norton Show” that her eyesight had become so bad that she couldn’t read texts anymore.
“It has become impossible,” Dench said. “Because I have a photographic memory, I need to find a machine that not only teaches me my lines, but also tells me where they appear on the page.” “I used to find it very easy to learn and remember the lines.”
Dench has been living with her partner, conservationist David Mills, since 2010. She had one daughter, Finty Williams, with her late husband, actor Michael Williams, who died of lung cancer in 2001.
Despite a career spanning nearly seven decades, Dench has hinted at retirement due to her deteriorating vision.
When a reporter asked her in 2024 if she had any plans for future roles, Dench replied, “No, no, I can’t even see.” The Guardian.
Her last on-screen role was in the 2022 film “Spirited.” IMDb page.
She previously said woman In 2023 she wants to work “as much as I can”.
“I have an irrational fear of boredom,” she said. “That’s why I now have this tattoo that says ‘Take advantage.’ That’s what we have to live by.”
A representative for Dench did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular business hours.
