‘I can’t even see’: Judi Dench suggests retirement from acting due to blindness

‘I can’t even see’: Judi Dench suggests retirement from acting due to blindness

The actor suggests her extraordinary stage, film and TV career has come to an end due to age-related macular degeneration

Judi Dench has suggested she has retired from acting because of her worsening eyesight. Asked by a reporter over the weekend at the Chelsea flower show if she had plans for future roles, Dench responded: “No, no, I can’t even see!”

Representatives for the actor, 89, have indicated that there is nothing further to add. In Chelsea, Dench continued by saying she did have other projects in the pipeline, saying: “Our book has come out [Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent], we’re going to Cheltenham book fair and then I’m going to do three shows with Gyles Brandreth.”

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