Helen Mirren's Oscar shop

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Dame Helen Mirren carried her Oscar around in a shopping bag.

The was awarded the coveted Best Actress award for 'The Queen' while the working on fantasy-adventure film 'Inkheart'.

Director Iain Softley told BANG Showbiz: "We weren't expecting Helen on the set.

"All of a sudden I looked round and she had sneaked in with a shopping bag and said, 'Sorry darling, I just have to do this.'

"And she pulled the Oscar out, held it up and went, 'Yes!' Everyone cheered."

The director also said the 63-year-old star was very humble on set, even after finding out she had won the Academy Award.

He added: "Everybody working on the film valued her very much as an actress. She was incredibly amenable.

"Success affects different people in different ways and the way this adulation affected her meant she just expressed joy to everyone. She was so easy going.

"We actually brought her in one day and didn't use her and she said, 'That's great, I can have a sleep.' "

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