Judi Dench recently shared that she “can’t recognize anybody” due to her eye condition.

When asked by ITV why she’s stepped away from acting, Dench told the outlet, “I can’t see anymore. I’ve got, you know, that thing.” Ian McKellen, who appeared alongside her in the interview, joked that her vision hasn’t stopped the audience from seeing her. Dench then responded, “Yes, and I can see your outline, and I know you so well. But I can’t recognize anybody now. … I can’t see the television, I can’t see to read.”

McKellen then quipped, “But do you go up to total strangers and say, ‘Lovely to see you again?'” Dench joked back, “Sometimes.”

This isn’t the first time Dench opened up about her sight. She shared in a 2023 interview with “The Graham Norton Show” that it has become “impossible”

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