Dame Judi Dench was left 'fighting back tears' after emotional moment (Image: Channel 4) Dame Judi Dench was left fighting back tears as she shared a heart-warming moment with Jay Blades after he opened up on a personal struggle. The legendary actress, 89, and TV host Jay, 54, first met three years ago, when Judi appeared on The Repair Shop in the hope that the restorers could fix a pocket watch that belonged to her late husband. Since then the pair have gone on to become good friends.
They returned to our TV screens on Sunday night for a special one-off documentary titled The Odd Couple. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy He revealed that he has loved Dyslexia his whole life and learned to read and write when he was 51-years-old. Judi was left emotional as Jay went on to perform the passage for her as she supported him the whole way.
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