Bill Nighy feared he may injure Judi Dench filming new movie
Bill Nighy Judi Dench had to be brave when filming scenes in her new film with Billy Nighy as the actor was convinced that he would injure the award winning actress with his bad driving.
Nighy needed to ride a motorbike for the first time when filming The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and got a little concerned when he discovered that Dame Judi would be riding on the back of the bike with him.
The actor told The Independent, "I became a legend of bad driving (growing up). I could never pay attention for long enough. I used to drift into the back of people.
"My father gave me a lovely car to congratulate me when I passed my test, a Ford Prefect that he'd driven for years without incident. Within weeks, I got the bumper stuck in a chain-link fence and took half the back of the car off as I pulled away...
"I protected Dame Judi from this information before shooting the motorcycle scene, but I would wake up every morning dreading it. If you kill Judi Dench, you can't go home. You could accidentally kill the Queen and sneak back into the country, probably. But kill Judi Dench and you'd be overseas for the rest of your natural life."
Well at least his fears weren’t realised and he managed to get through filming without any injury.
