Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench showed she still had the power to shock after she got a tattoo for her 81st birthday.
Dame Judi, whose unconventional present was given to her last year by daughter Finty, had the words "carpe diem" inked on her right wrist.
She claimed that the gift had been a surprise and the words were meant to be her motto, although the wording caused some confusion among the company of The Winter's Tale, with whom she was performing at the time.
"Mind you [they] used to say that it said fish of the day."
Dame Judi hinted that while the tattoo showed her determination to remain young, she admitted the effects of age were also catching up with her.