Helen Mirren on female beauty, sexuality, feminism, the wife and daughter of the president of the USA
'16.08.2017'
Source: Allure
The famous 72-year-old actress, the daughter of a Russian émigré and an Englishwoman, became the adornment of the September issue of the magazine Allure.
In addition to stunning photographs that showed that Helen is a woman without age, the Oscar-winning actress gave a detailed interview about her life, her political views, about female sexuality and beauty.
Hardly you knew that the real name of Helen Mirren - Elena Vasilyevna Mironova.
“Our family had a Russian dad by nationality, but a mom by nature,” she admits.
Mirren's grandfather, Pyotr Vasilyevich Mironov, was a military engineer and served on the Russian Government Committee in London, where he was engaged in the purchase of weapons and military equipment for the Russian army. He was unable to accept the revolution and remained in Great Britain.
Mirren shared the fact that grandfather Peter called her affectionately in childhood - Alenushka. And only after the death of his grandfather, Father Helen changed the whole family names in English.
“Sister Katya became Colin, brother Petya - Peter, I was Elena - my grandfather called me Alyonushka, and became cold and prim Helen. And instead of Russian we got a Scottish surname that sounds similar, ”says the actress.
Father Mirren forbade children not only to learn Russian, but also to speak it so that children would not suffer the suffering of immigrants.
In childhood, the actress dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Anna Pavlova was her idol, but she was not accepted to the Royal Ballet Academy. Then father took Helen to an audition at the London Youth Theater.
“My grandfather had six sisters in Russia, and I met their great-grandchildren in Moscow when I came to the premiere of the film about Leo Tolstoy (“ Last Sunday ”),” the actress said.
Mirren is a condiment aficionado (her scrambled eggs always have ketchup and Tabasco). She's a terrible procrastinator. She likes to sleep a little longer. Helen is also a great conversationalist who asks difficult questions.
Her day could consist of a long family barbecue in New York, then in England, then in Los Angeles, and ideally she would have a teleportation machine.
About Donald Trump: “He stated that he did everything possible to get what he wanted. This is pretty scary, because it means lack of morality and conscience. "
About Melania Trump: “She is one of the most powerful women in the world because she can influence her husband. I am an Eastern European woman, I know what it is, we have dark souls. Her dark Slovenian soul is about to make itself felt ”.
About Ivanka Trump: "Her book (Women Who Work) is far from understanding how people actually live."
About sexuality: “If we talk about a specific person who has become the embodiment of sexuality, then this is Jessica Chastain in the thriller Payback, whose sexuality is the sum of talent and intelligence.
Sexuality is not necessarily about confidence - it is an inner strength inextricably linked to the mind. When intelligence is combined with beauty, it is extraordinary ... like Natalie Portman. "
During her life, Helen had seen quite a few women who had an influence on politicians.
Here is what she says about Thatcher:
"Although I totally disagreed with her policies, Mrs Thatcher was a great model for women."
On self-confidence: “Anyone should be able to do what he wants. If a person likes their reflection in the mirror, they can stay positive and stop feeling unhappy. ”
About age and development: Helen would like to live to see 150 years to see how the world develops.
“I'm just amazed and amazed at the development. There seems to be a new thing every day that you say “Oh my God, how do they do this?” She says.
“I still don't quite understand what GPS is. How did we live before? I can't get to my little blue dot, especially when I'm walking. "
