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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Judi Dench says she ‘can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow’ but can still recite Shakespeare

Judi Dench at the Oscars in 2022.
‘I can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow, I swear to you’ … Judi Dench at the Oscars in 2022. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

The actor Judi Dench has spoken about her worsening eyesight and increasing memory problems, saying she struggles to recall immediate appointments – but is still able to remember reams of Shakespeare.

“I can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow, I swear to you,” she told the Radio Times; her assistants then confirmed that she does sometimes require such help.

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