Ageing with attitude: Seize the day to hold back the years

An enduring gusty attitude drives actress Judi Dench, who continues to look for new challenges in her 80s, says Margaret Jennings.

SHE read a poem at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and she features in a new Tim Burton film in cinemas next month.

In June she hit the headlines when she revealed that a tattoo inked on her right wrist had been a gift for her 81st birthday last December, from her daughter Finty.