Acting legend Judi Dench is the oldest cover star in the 104-year history of British Vogue. In the June issue, the 85-year-old thespian is opening up about life in quarantine, her thoughts on retirement, and, yes, even “Cats”.
Though the musical adaptation was widely panned, the vision-impaired Dench – who still hasn’t watched the film – says she loved her fur costume as Old Deuteronomy. “The cloak I was made to wear!
Like five foxes f**king on my back,” she exclaims, though the final big screen look of her character left much to be desired.
Shown images of herself in the film, she says she was left looking like “a battered, mangy old cat. A great big orange bruiser.