'I can’t see the television, I can’t see to read': Dame Judi Dench 'can’t recognise anybody now' as her sight continues to deteriorate

Dame Judi Dench "can’t recognise anybody now" as her sight continues to deteriorate.

The 90-year-old actress suffers from macular degeneration - which can cause permanent and rapid central vision loss and is the number one cause of sight problems in people over 50 - and she's now revealed the condition has become so advanced she now struggles to recognise friends and loves ones.

In an interview with ITV alongside her friend Sir Ian McKellen, Judi was asked why she's now rarely seen on screen and she replied: "I can’t see anymore. I’ve got, you know, that thing."

She then added to Ian: "I can see your outline and I know you so well in your Macbeth scarf. But I can’t recognise anybody now … I can’t see the television, I can’t see to read."

Ian then joked: "But do you go up to total strangers and say: 'Lovely to see you again?'" and Judi replied: "Sometimes."