The veteran English actress said that she now needed to attend public events with someone else, because of her worsening macular degeneration.
But "fortunately," she doesn't have to go out alone now "because I pretend to have no eyesight," she said.
Dame Judi Dench, 90, shared on a podcast that she needs to always be accompanied by a person since she cannot see and "will walk into something or fall over."
Judi Dench can no longer fly solo when it comes to attending events due to her deteriorating eyesight. The Oscar-winning dame, who turned 90 last month, revealed on a recent episode of the “Fearless with Trinny Woodall” podcast how she’s been forced to adjust.
John, 77, revealed he was recovering from a “severe eye infection” in September 2024 that left him with “limited vision in one eye.” That November, he told Good Morning America he “can’t see anything” in his right eye as a result of the illness.
Dame Judi Dench - whose glittering career has included starring in the James Bond film series - has spoken about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and given a health update
Veteran star speaks candidly about her deteriorating eyesight and how she can no longer rely on her photographic memory to learn scripts
Judi Dench says she can no longer leave her home alone as her eyesight deteriorates, saying she needs someone to “always be with me”.
Dame Judi Dench has shared a health update as she opens up on her ongoing struggles with her eyesight. The actress revealed she was gradually losing her eyesight back in 2012.
Symptoms of a little-known condition have been shared after Dame Judi Dench opened up about her deteriorating health. She revealed she can no longer go out alone due to one rarely reported issue. The actress was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) back in 2012. The condition typically blurs vision in the centre of an eye.
Dame Judi Dench has revealed she now struggles to leave home alone because of her deteriorating eye site. The 90-year-old actor suffers from macular degeneration, which can cause permanent vision loss.