
Shakespeare sonnets. The world’s biggest stages. Numerous James Bond villains. All a breeze to Dame Judi Dench. But the one thing she is frightened of? Worms. And that’s why she's never been able to get stuck in with the gardening.
Despite having some of the most enchanting gardens and woodlands in her Surrey estate, Judi made a surprising confession to Jo Whiley on the RHS Roots visual podcast, telling Jo, "I don’t like gardening at all".