- Dame Judi Dench shared a childhood anecdote on the BBC’s This Natural Life podcast, recounting a prank involving a dead rat and a neighbour.
- The 91-year-old actress confessed to posting a dead rat, found by her brothers, through Miss Lazenby's door after the neighbour did not return their cricket balls.
- Dench, who was made a dame in 1987, admitted they “probably” didn’t get the cricket balls back.
- In recent years, Dench has stepped back from acting due to health issues, including age-related macular degeneration and short-term memory issues.
- The Shaftesbury Theatre is set to be renamed in her honour, a tribute that left her “truly overwhelmed”.
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