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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Louis Chilton

James Corden met with awkward silence following lewd Judi Dench joke at awards ceremony

James Corden shocked the crowd at the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony when he made a risqué joke about Dame Judi Dench.

The Gavin & Stacey star, 46, joked that the 90-year-old acting titan had participated in a “one-night stand” with former chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci.

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