Judi Dench is sharing an update on her life with a degenerative eye condition.
The English actress, 90, revealed in a recent interview with ITV that she is no longer able to recognize people due to age-related macular degeneration. When the ITV journalist pointed out that Dench is rarely seen on camera these days, she explained this is because "I can't see anymore," continuing, "I can't recognize anybody now. ... I can't see the television. I can't see to read."
Dench gave the interview alongside her former "Macbeth" costar, Ian McKellen. The actress told the "Lord of the Rings" star that she can "see your outline" and could recognize him only because "I know you so well."
The "Skyfall" star previously told The Mirror in 2023 that she had to stop driving due to her worsening eyesight after being diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in 2012.
"I can't see on a film set any more," she told the outlet. "And I can't see to read. So I can't see much. But you know you just deal with it. Get on. It's difficult for me if I have any length of a part. I haven't yet found a way. Because I have so many friends who will teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory."
