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Dame Judi Dench breaks down in tears over death of late husband as Jay Blades scrambles to console her on Channel 4 series The Odd Couple


Jay Blades showed his support for his unlikely pal Dame Judi Dench as she broke down in tears on their show The Odd Couple.

Jay held his hand out to console Judi and checked she was okay as it became clear to him that memories of her late husband had come flooding back. Judi met Michael when they were cast together in a theatre production, but revealed a few years ago that he's not the only co-star she has fallen in love with on stage. The acting icon has mused about her 'susceptibility' to falling for her theatre co-stars, revealing she was smitten with her Hamlet stage partner John Neville.

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