Judi Dench Expresses Her Sorrow Over Maggie Smith's Passing
Dame Judi Dench has expressed her grief following the death of her close friend, Dame Maggie Smith. During the Cheltenham Literature Festival, actor Brendan O'Hea asked Judi Dench about Dame Maggie Smith. He also mentioned the passing of Judi's husband, actor Michael Williams, and asked her to clarify her previous comparison of grief to petrol. "I suppose because the energy that's created by grief...," she replied, before cutting her answer short, apparently lost for words. Near the end of the session, O'Hea hesitated before saying, "I know this might be a sensitive topic, given the recent loss of your dear friends Maggie Smith and Barbara Leigh-Hunt." Leigh-Hunt, an Olivier Award-winning actress, passed away last month at the age of 88. She and Dame Judi had appeared together in the 1992 BBC sitcom As Time Goes By. O'Hea then mentioned a previous explanation that Dame Judi had given about coping with loved ones' death...
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