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Screen icon: The star is known for her role in films including the Bond franchise. Pictured in Skyfall with Daniel Craig
Refusing to quit: Judi said she’s determined to ‘teach’ herself a new way of learning
Hollywood star: Judi is pictured in 1965. She said this week that she refuses to retire
It comes after Judi revealed in January that she suffered a ‘frightful fall’ at her Surrey home and was stuck on the floor for 30 minutes.
The legendary actress, 87, told how she tripped over her carpet and was unable to get herself up, telling how she was forced to turn to her parrot for help as no one else was around.
Detailing the incident to , Judi admitted that maintaining her independence as she gets older has become ‘very difficult’.
Fall: It comes after Judi revealed in January that she suffered a ‘frightful fall’ at her Surrey home and was stuck on the floor for 30 minutes
Recalling the accident, she explained: ‘I had a frightful fall not long ago.I tripped over the carpet, and there was nobody in the house and I was lying on the ground unable to get up for half an hour.’
She added: ‘I have a wonderful parrot who kept saying, “What are you doing? What are you doing?” This is when you need a very convenient parrot who would phone somebody – but she didn’t.’
Luckily, the James Bond star recovered quickly and told how ‘I just got up’ after half an hour.
Judi lives four miles away from boyfriend David Mills, 77, while her daughter Finty Williams and grandson Sam are located nearby.