Dame Judi Dench Lands Vogue Magazine Cover Gig at the Age of 85!

Dame Judi Dench can do NO wrong. Proving age is merely just a number, she’s hitting news stands this month in a historic move as a British Vogue magazine covergirl!

M.. for model? M.. for mature? We say M.. for MAGNIFICENT.

Dame Judi Dench as a magazine cover girl is pure class

Move over whippersnappers, Dame Judi Dench is claiming your ring light illuminated turf! The June 2020 issue of British Vogue magazine stars the iconic, adored actress at the age of 85. I mean if that’s not something to strive for in your later years, then I don’t know what is.

Dame Judi’s cover makes history as the eldest person EVER to star on the cover of Vogue magazine. What a badge of honour to hold, am I right?

mum central — It’s a killer cover from Judi. Source: Facebook/British Vogue

But how does Dame Judi Dench feel about getting older and being 85-years-old? The answer – pretty much not loving it.

In her British Vogue interview, she tells journalist Giles Hattersley on the subject of being aged 85 – “I don’t like it at all. I don’t think about it. I don’t want to think about it. They say age is an attitude… it’s horrible.”

Elderly? A smidge. Still rocking it? Most definitely.

And while I can’t completely understand where she’s coming from (not being in my senior years myself) we can sympathise that it must be difficult. Age aside, Dame Judi is still as quick-witted, sharp-tongued and very much an absolute delight. (I’m an avid Graham Norton Show watcher, can you tell?)

A worthy cover model if ever there was one, Dame Judi Dench is known for her tireless work on the big and small screen. Accolades are countless and include Shakespeare and Bond smash hits and more recently, films such as Victor & Abdul and Six Minutes To Midnight. One thing for sure, she’s never NOT working. She’s without a doubt one of Britain’s national treasures with staying power to boot, Judi’s a role model for all actors in the industry.

Catch a glimpse of Dame Judi Dench answering all the tough and just plain funny questions below!

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The word “legend” gets thrown around a lot, but in the case of British Vogue’s June cover star, Judi Dench, it’s a more than fitting description. After thrilling audiences for six decades, what she doesn’t know about life and love isn’t worth knowing, so #BritishVogue invited some of the biggest stars on the planet to put their burning questions to Britain’s most beloved actor. Watch as #SamSmith, #Stormzy, #ReeseWitherspoon, #KateMoss, #LaverneCox and more grill the national treasure on everything from her most-used swear word to her short-lived rap career. Watch the full film at the link in bio. Featuring: #JudiDench wearing custom-made @CatherineWalkerLondon and @AnyaTaylorJoy, @CaraDelevingne, @CharlizeAfrica, @CushJumboHere, #DanielCraig, @EllaBalinska, @FrankieGoesToHayward, @KateMossAgency, @KelvHarrJr, @LaverneCox, @NaomiGScott, @OrlandoBloom, @PoppyDelevingne, @ReeseWitherspoon, @RizAhmed, @SamSmith, @IanMcKellen and #Stormzy. Directed and edited by @Kloss_Films, DoP @JaimeAckroyd and produced by @TheRealMinnieCarver, with styling by @KPhelan123, hair by @SamMcKnight1, make-up by @TheValGarland and nails by @MikePocock.

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Photographed well before the coronavirus pandemic by talented photographer Nick Knight, Dame Judi is positively glowing with radiance and an all-knowing gaze straight down the camera lens. So much sass and don’t we just LOVE IT?!

Here’s to many more years of seeing Dame Judi on our screens and magazines. Kudos to you British Vogue for this magnificent cover girl!