Dame Judi Dench Gets Her First Tattoo Aged 81

Dame Judi Dench has once again proved how amazing she is, by getting her first ever tattoo as an 81st birthday present.

Judi isn’t a regular grandma, she’s a cool grandma.

The actress got her favourite saying “Carpe Diem” inked onto her wrist as a gift from her 43-year-old daughter, Finty.

Speaking about the tat, Judi told Surrey Life: “That’s my motto: Seize the day. Finty gave it to me for my 81st birthday - she’s wonderful with surprises.

"Mind you, the company of A Winter’s Tale, which I was doing at the time, used to say that it said ‘fish of the day’.”

Carp/ carpe, it’s an easy mistake to make, really…

Judi revealed last year that she was hoping to get a tattoo as she got older, previously explaining: “I am tempted to have a tattoo to mark my birthday. Finty’s very keen on me having one.

"There’s an Indian symbol that I like which supposedly represents life and love and everything.

"One of the cameramen who worked on The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel told me what it meant, but I’m a bit nervous in case I’m being set up… It might be unbelievably rude!”

Judi had also previously joked about having film producer Harvey Winstein’s name inked onto her bottom, even go so far as to writing his name there to trick him.

Joking about getting the ink because Harvey cast her as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, Judi quipped: “He still thinks it’s tattooed. My make-up lady painted it on. He didn’t believe me so I showed him.”

Well, of all the tats she could have got we suppose 'Carpe Diem’ really is the best of the bunch!

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