Dame Judi Dench has revealed she can no longer leave her house alone due to her deteriorating eyesight.
The legendary British actress, 90, first opened up about her age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2012.
In a rare interview on Trinny Woodall’s Fearless podcast, Dench said “somebody will always be with me” when she leaves home.
“I have to [have someone] now because I can’t see,” Dench said.
“And I will walk into something or fall over.
“I’m always nervous before going to something. I have no idea why. I’m not good at that at all. Not at all. Nor would I be now.
“And fortunately, I don’t have to be now because I pretend to have no eyesight.”
The Oscar winner, famed for playing ‘M’ in nine James Bond movies, added she was “no good at that at all” attending events alone.
Dench previously insisted she wants to “work as much as I can” despite her failing eyesight.
“I mean, I can’t see on a film set anymore,” she told The Mirror’s Notebook magazine.
“And I can’t see to read. So I can’t see much.
“But, you know, you just deal with it. Get on.”
Dench, who last appeared in the 2022 AppleTV+ movie Spirited as herself, is considered one of the most incredible British actresses of our time, and certainly has the stage and film credits to back it up.
After landing roles on TV and in movies from the late 50s, she has starred in a plethora of big titles, with IMDB crediting her for 120 on-screen productions.
Some of her notable roles include Chocolat, Notes on a Scandal, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Philomena and Iris.
She’s a ten-time BAFTA winner including winning Best Actress in A Fine Romance (1981) in which she appeared with her late husband, Michael Williams, who died in 2001.
Dench has also been nominated for eight Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1998.
She has also won seven Laurence Olivier Awards and has a further eight nominations under her belt for her professional theatre work.
Dench has one child, daughter Finty Williams, who was born in 1972.
Last year, it was reported Dench had largely retired from acting due to her worsening eyesight.
This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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