Dame Judi Dench was left scandalized after receiving a tiny red thong for Christmas in a hilarious charity campaign video.
In the hilarious clip, the legendary actress, 89, could be seen walking downstairs to unwrap her presents early on Christmas morning.
However, after excitedly opening a small wrapped package, the Oscar winner is horrified to discover a tiny thong inside.
Looking at the racy underwear, Judi can’t hide her surprise and confusion, before turning to the camera and admitting: “Red is not my colour.”
After throwing the saucy thong on the floor, she eagerly opens the next gift, only to be disappointed once again by the contents.
The James Bond star holds up a pair of skates before joking: “Look, I’m an ice skater too” and tossing them onto the pile of unwanted gifts.
Dame Judi Dench was left scandalized after receiving a tiny red thong for Christmas, in a hilarious charity campaign video.
In the fun-filled clip, the legendary actress, 89, could be seen heading downstairs to unwrap her presents early on Christmas morning.
However, after excitedly opening a small wrapped package, the Oscar winner is horrified to discover a tiny string thong inside.
Finally, Judi unwraps a bedazzled bright pink trash can and brushes herself in amazement and bewilderment, staring directly into the camera lens with a look of utter dismay.
Closing the video, a voiceover from the Belfast star can be heard saying: “Why not give a gift that means something this Christmas?” about photographs of delighted children receiving personalized gifts.
The fun-filled clip serves to raise awareness for international disaster relief charity ShelterBox.
The charity specializes in emergency shelter and other essential household items for families whose homes have been damaged or destroyed by disasters, conflict or climate crises.
People can purchase virtual gifts for affected families, including life-saving items such as shelters, thermal blankets and cooking utensils.
ShelterBox is currently providing emergency shelter to those suffering in Gaza amid the conflict with Israel.
While they currently also support displaced people around the world in countries such as the Philippines, Lebanon, Mozambique, Somalia, Chad, Cameroon and Yemen.
Speaking about the charity, Judi gushed: ‘That’s what I love about ShelterBox. Aid items such as tents, thermal blankets and water filters are tangible. They make a difference.”
Looking at the racy underwear, Judi can’t hide her surprise and confusion, before turning to the camera and admitting: “Red is not my colour.”
After throwing the saucy thong on the floor, she eagerly opens the next gift, only to be disappointed once again by the contents.
The James Bond star holds up a pair of skates before joking: “Look, I’m an ice skater too” and tossing them onto the pile of unwanted gifts.
Finally, Judi unwraps a bright pink trash can and brushes herself in amazement and bewilderment, staring directly into the camera lens with a look of utter dismay.
He then emphasized the importance of the work they do, saying: “The number of people (120 million) uprooted from their homes around the world has never been greater and the need for emergency shelter has never been more urgent.”
Kirsty Alexander, Head of Supporter Engagement at ShelterBox, said: “We are incredibly lucky that Dame Judi has supported ShelterBox for many years and has been so kind in helping us make this little film.”
“It has been a pleasure to work with her on a project that combines humor with a sincere message.”
It comes after Judi cast doubt on the future of her film career amid her battle with age-related macular degeneration in her eyes.
The veteran actress has not acted on the big screen since 2022’s Allelujah, limiting her on-screen appearances in recent years to documentaries, where she appeared as herself.
And in May, he admitted he has no future projects in the pipeline as he struggles with his poor eyesight.
According to the National Health Service‘Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common condition that affects the middle part of vision. It usually first affects people between the ages of 50 and 60.
When asked if she had plans to work more as an actress, Judi told a reporter at the Chelsea Flower Show: “No, no, I can’t even watch!”
It comes after Judi cast doubt on the future of her film career amid her battle with age-related macular degeneration of her eyes (pictured this month).
At the Chelsea Flower Show in May (pictured), he admitted he has no future projects in the pipeline as he battles with his poor eyesight.
But towards the end of 2022, she refused to give up and insisted that she would not retire anytime soon, despite admitting that her condition even then was “bad”.
He told Louis Theorux on his BBC show: “I don’t want to retire.” I’m not doing much right now because I can’t see. It’s bad.
“I have a photographic memory, so if a person says to me, ‘This is your line…’, I can do it.”
Around the same time, Judi revealed that while dining with her partner David Mills, he had to cut her food because he couldn’t see it on her plate.
“He cut it up and handed me something with a fork and that’s how I ate it,” he explained.