Legendary Bond and Shakespeare actress Dame Judi Dench has opened up about the degenerative eye condition that is causing her to have difficulty seeing. The 87-year-old Oscar-winner, famous for playing 'M' in the spy franchise and Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, revealed that she has a condition called Age-related Macular Degeneration - AMD for short - which is a common condition that "affects the middle part of your vision," as stated by the NHS website.
While it does not cause total blindness, it makes everyday activities, such as reading, difficult - although Dame Judi has found a few nifty tricks to work around it and is adamant she won't be stepping away from acting any time soon.
Speaking to Louis Theroux on an upcoming epsiode of his new BBC2 inteview series Louis Theroux Interviews... Dame Judi said "I don't want to retire. I'm not doing much at the moment because I can't see."
