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‘You’re a slut!’: Judi Dench reveals parrot’s pet name for her


Award-winning actor, who turns 90 next week, says ‘everyone should have a parrot’ like her African grey Sweetie

The Academy Award-winning actor, who turns 90 next week, said everyone should have a bird like her rescue African grey parrot, Sweetie, despite their indecorous language. Dench has previously revealed how her parrot, who tried and failed to learn Shakespeare, once insulted her housekeeper. Her grandson’s girlfriend also fell prey to the foul-mouthed bird when she said she was wearing thermal underwear, prompting Sweetie to remark: “Slut.”

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