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“I have a photographic memory so a person saying to me, 'This is your line...' I can do that,” she said. Judi revealed that while out for dinner recently with her partner David Mills, he had to cut up her food for her as she couldn't see it on her plate.“He cut it up and handed something to me on a fork and that's the way I ate it,” she explained. According to the NHS, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common condition that affects the middle part of your vision.

FORMER First Dates star Laura Trott was left mortified after she was branded "overweight" and "obese". The glamourous waitress took to social media to share her outrage over the remarks.

AN ANTIQUES Roadshow expert left a guest looking gobsmacked after finding out the true value of one of her items. Lisa Lloyd was joined by a guest on the BBC show, during an episode filmed in Hackney.

RICHARD Madeley looked uncomfortable on today's Good Morning Britain as Andi Peters grilled him over his car park spot. During a competition segment that saw him advertise a prize worth £128,000, Andi expressed his frustration at not having the same parking privileges as Richard.

I'M A Celebrity star Olivia Attwood is sure put on a show for viewers after promising to strip off in the shower. The Love Island beauty has no qualms about showing off her stunning figure in the famous waterfall wash area.

TOWIE star Fran Parman has split from her boyfriend just two months after going Instagram official. The TV star - who joined the ITVBe reality show in 2014 - is said to be "doing well" after the break-up and will quickly bounce back from this. The brunette beauty, 31, recently gushed about her new love interest in September, when she shared a loved-up snap on a romantic date night.

BENIDORM star Asa Elliott has become a dad for the second time. The actor and wife Natalie announced their happy news on Twitter, revealing their baby girl is called Rockie.

KYM Marsh is the favourite to leave Strictly Come Dancing this week. The actress, 46, has had a difficult couple of weeks on the show alongside pro Graziano Di Prima and has failed to impress the judges – in particular Shirley Ballas. Kym is now the 6-4 favourite with bookmaker Coral to be the next contestant to leave the BBC show this weekend.

THE Chase host Bradley Walsh has revealed his surprising new hobby with a top celebrity chef - and it's got nothing to do with the kitchen. The ITV show anchor, 62, made the big reveal during Tuesday's episode of the hit tea-time quiz show. It came when speaking to The Chase contestant Barbara, who originates from Italy.

Judi Dench's Surrey home 'collapsing' as she battles mice infestationFollowing this, he said in "the heat of the moment" he made a "sarcastic rude comment about cooking it" himself.He continued: "It is a comment I deeply regret. I understand the difficulties of being a server.

Dame Judi Dench is facing a mouse infestation in her historic £8million mansion in Surrey.

FILMING of scenes leading up to Princess Diana's tragic car crash have reportedly taken place in Barcelona this weekend. The Catalan city’s Francesc Macia Square was given a French makeover ahead of Netflix’s return to Barcelona for filming of the sixth series of The Crown.

Netflix have added an accuracy disclaimer for The Crown after Dame Judi Dench slammed the show as "crude sensationalism".

The furniture restorer had previously revealed he'd faced a battle with depression after he found himself homeless following the breakdown of his marriage.However, things are looking very different now, with the TV star choosing to start his day with positivity.He said: “I get up these days and I know it’s going to be a good day. No matter what rubbish comes to me,” Jay added in a recent interview with The Guardian.During the candid conversation, Jay also compared his experiences with racism in the past to his experiences nowadays.He explained how wants to use his influence to highlight black history, as well as “black future”.Jay said: “When I come across it these days it’s very subtle.The old days you’d have someone spitting at you.“These days I think it’s my role to educate people around race.“I do talk a lot about black history.

Strong words. Judi Dench slammed Netflix’s “completely inaccurate” portrayal of the royal family in the upcoming season of The Crown.

Netflix users are eagerly anticipating the return of The Crown, which is releasing its fifth series on November 9.The hit TV series, which has been portraying Queen Elizabeth's reign from 1952, is set to delve into King Charles and Princess Diana's split and John Major's time as Prime Minister.With the show's release date just two months after the death of the Queen, Judi Dench, 81, has hit out at Netflix for blurring "the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism". READ MORE: The Crown labelled a ‘barrel-load of nonsense’ and ‘malicious fiction’ by John Major Dench penned a letter to The Times of London to share her protests against the show, admitting she fears that the series, which is quickly catching up to present day, will confuse the viewers into believing the dramatic depiction to be "wholly true".In the statement, the Oscar winner particularly disagreed with reports that the show will portray then Prince Charles plotting against his mother to take the crown, branding it "both cruelly unjust to the individuals and damaging to the institution they represent".Dench wrote: "No one is a greater believer in artistic freedom than I, but this cannot go unchallenged."Despite this week stating publicly that The Crown has always been a “fictionalised drama” the programme makers have resisted all calls for them to carry a disclaimer at the start of each episode."She added: "The time has come for Netflix to reconsider — for the sake of a family and a nation so recently bereaved, as a mark of respect to a sovereign who served her people so dutifully for 70 years, and to preserve its reputation in the eyes of its British subscribers."The star's letter was in response to John Major's comments against the

Dame Judi Dench has called for a disclaimer to be added to each episode of The Crown, saying the hit Netflix drama has begun to verge on “crude sensationalism”.The screen and stage veteran said despite previous statements by the streaming giant that the show is a “fictionalised drama”, there was a risk that “a significant number of viewers” would take its events as historical truth. She added that “wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series” would prove “damaging” to the monarchy and could not go unchallenged.

Judi Dench wrote in an open letter published Wednesday in of London that  ought to have a «fictionalised drama» disclaimer before the start of every episode as the series inches closer «to our present times.»The 87-year-old actress said that «no one is a greater believer in artistic freedom» than her but «this cannot go unchallenged.» She insists that «the closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism.»Dench — who portrayed Queen Victoria in the 1997 film and 2017's, as well as Queen Elizabeth in 1998's — also wrote that «while many will recognise for the brilliant but fictionalized account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true.»She added that the «sensationalism» — that King Charles «plotted for his mother to abdicate, for example, or once suggested his mother’s parenting was so deficient that she might have deserved a jail sentence» -- is «cruelly unjust to the individuals and damaging to the institution they represent.» Dench was referring to former U.K. Prime Minister John Major (1990-1997), who responded over the weekend to rumors in the U.K. media that one of the plotlines in season 5 includes Prince Charles suggesting in 1991 he wanted Major's support to dethrone his mother.

Judi Dench might be a Dame, but she apparently isn’t a big fan of The Crown.

appeared on a recent episode of “The Graham Norton Show,” said that the NSFW incident took place when her character was alone on stage.“There’s a moment in ‘The Cherry Orchard’ where my character was on their own onstage for a short time,” recounted Manville. “Judi Dench is in the wings trying to make me laugh and she’s … how can I put this? She’s pretending that she’s being pleasured by somebody from behind.”The 66-year-old actress said that she remembers “desperately trying not to laugh,” but eventually gave in but not before wetting herself in front of the audience.

Dame Judi Dench fired her agent on the spot after she was dropped 80ft into a pool of water at a theme park. The 87-year-old star has recalled how she once went to Universal Studios, where she was advised to board a ride, but she didn't realise the outcome would see her plunging into water. She said: "We were out in Los Angeles and my agent said, 'I've got to take you to Universal Studios.