The 88-year-old actress spoke for the first time about her vision problems, which force her to depend on her colleagues to learn the lyrics before a shoot.
With this confession, the British are expected to announce her withdrawal soon as she made it clear that she does not like to depend on others.
At the age of 88, Judi Dench opened her heart in an interview in which she confirmed that her progressive loss of vision is already making her daily life difficult and seriously affecting her at work, where she needs help to be able to carry out a job. filming.
“I can no longer see on a movie set. And I can't see to read. So I don't see much. But you have to accept it. We must move forward. It's hard for me if I have a role of any length. I haven't found a way yet. Because I have many friends who teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory," she revealed in dialogue with the Sunday Mirror.
With this unexpected statement, many are already talking about a retirement announcement in the coming weeks due to the irreversibility of the situation and how expensive it is for her to have to depend on another to carry out her work.
"It's scary and terrible for me to have to depend so much on people," she said.
The British, whose last Oscar nomination was in 2022 for her role in Belfast, had already referred to her vision problem earlier this year on The Graham Norton Show, where she revealed that learning the scripts was "practically impossible" and that she wanted to have a technology that would make it easier for her. “I need to find a machine that will not only teach me the phrases but also tell me where they appear on the page,” she explained.
Despite this health problem, Judi Dench has not stopped working, although her work rhythm has slowed down to be able to rest what is necessary and not overtrain her eyesight, something that the specialists who treat her have already told her that she should do: rest and patience to make this irreversible condition more bearable.
