When she's not winning Oscars and BAFTAs, rapping with Lethal Bizzle, and celebrating her 81st birthday with her first tattoo that reads 'carpe diem', actress Dame Judi Dench is competing with A-listers to say her name as quickly as possible.
Yes, this is actually a thing, but in true Dench style, she nails it.
During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the James Bond actress was asked to take part in the 'Dame Judi Dench challenge', which consists of repeating her name as fast as possible.
Before her attempt, however, Corden shows the star just how hard her name is to say quickly, showing her a clip of previous guests (Michael Keaton, Olivia Munn and Russell Brand, to name but a few) trying to out-do each other at the game.
When it comes to Dench's turn, the star admits she thinks she'd only manage to do four rounds but manages to absolutely crush it.
Watch the hilarious clip, below:
All hail The Dench.
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