Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDame Judi Dench shared a childhood anecdote on the BBC’s This Natural Life podcast, recounting a prank involving a dead rat and a neighbour. The 91-year-old actress confessed to posting a dead rat, found by her brothers, through Miss Lazenby's door after the neighbour did not return their cricket balls. Dench, who was made a dame in 1987, admitted they “probably” didn’t get the cricket balls back.In recent years, Dench has stepped back from acting due to health issues, including age-related macular degeneration and short-term memory issues.The Shaftesbury Theatre is set to be renamed in her honour, a tribute that left her “truly overwhelmed”.In fullJudi Dench admits she once posted dead rat through neighbour’s letterboxMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Judi Dench reveals childhood dead rat prank on neighbour
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDame Judi Dench shared a childhood anecdote on the BBC’s This Natural Life podcast, recounting a prank involving a dead rat and a neighbour. The 91-year-old actress confessed to posting a dead rat, found by her brothers, through Miss Lazenby's door after the neighbour did not return their cricket balls. Dench, who was made a dame in 1987, admitted they “probably” didn’t get the cricket balls back.In recent years, Dench has stepped back from acting due to health issues, including age-related macular degeneration and short-term memory issues.The Shaftesbury Theatre is set to be renamed in her honour, a tribute that left her “truly overwhelmed”.In fullJudi Dench admits she once posted dead rat through neighbour’s letterboxMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
