Just about all of us have probably had an accident or two that involved technology. Let’s be honest, even the most technically inclined among us have had our share of faux pas in that regard. One such person who’s had an experience like that is acclaimed actress Judi Dench. The titan of cinema, TV and stage stage may know how to thrill an audience with her legendary acting chops, but she recently admitted to making a major tech-related mistake. Apparently, there was an instance in which Dench didn’t know she was on FaceTime and, as a result, she ended up making a birthday call while she was in her birthday suit.
You’re probably wondering how such an error could even happen. Well, the delightfully cheeky 88-year-old actress laid out the situation when she appeared on BBC Radio’s The Zoe Bell Morning Show alongside Brendan O’Hea. The two were present to discuss their new book, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent, but the host soon asked about the tech mix-up. The Belfast actress prefaced the story by explaining that she has poor eyesight played into the snafu, as she can barely see the buttons on her phone. She then revealed that this all started with a call from her daughter, Finty Williams:
