EXPLAINED: 6 - The Real Truth

Dame Judi Dench framed earring Johnny Depp ripped out with his teeth

Dame Judi Dench has revealed Johnny Depp ripped her earring out with his teeth when they were filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides together and she kept it as a memento.

BANG Premier · Dec 8, 2025

Dame Judi Dench 'can’t recognise anybody now' as sight deteriorates

Dame Judi Dench has revealed she "can’t recognise anybody now" as her sight continues to deteriorate due to an eye condition called macular degeneration.

BANG Premier · Dec 1, 2025

Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights

Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Judi Dench can no longer watch television or read due to worsening eye condition

Judi Dench has opened up on her sight loss, revealing that she “can’t recognise anybody”.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

‘The ad libs had us shaking behind the camera’: Corbyn and McKellen cameos raise panto’s profile

Star turns are boosting ticket sales this season, including Islington show featuring MP’s Wizard of Oz and Olivier winner’s Toto

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025

Sir Ian McKellen stars in Christmas pantomime alongside Jeremy Corbyn

Sir Ian swapping Lord of the Rings trilogy for new role as Toto, a ‘washed-up rock star dog’

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The actor is also a deeply concerned US citizen. He talks to Patrick Smith about the fear gripping the US, JK Rowling, the star-studded mini-festival he’s holding in tiny Pitlochry, and working on Russell T Davies’s new drama

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Helen Mirren and Ian Mckellen celebrate launch of RSC Shakespeare curriculum app

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) unveiled its new digital learning app on Wednesday, 12 November, at Middle Temple, the historic site of the first Twelfth Night performance in 1604.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Ian McKellen admits he struggles to perform Shakespeare roles

Speaking at the launch of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new digital learning app on Wednesday (12 November), Sir Ian McKellen confessed that he still grapples with the complexities of Shakespeare’s language, even after more than 60 years on stage.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Oscar winner expresses profound excitement for new school curriculum

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The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025