Category: Helen Mirren
Russell Crowe Sings For Pub Then Leaves Huge Tip For Staff

Sounds like a fun night out!!
Russell Crowe serenaded staff at a Welsh pub before leaving them over $900 for a tip.
The 45-year-old actor - who is in Wales filming his latest movie 'Robin Hood' - surprised locals when he took nine friends for a meal at the Carew Inn, near Tenby, last week.
The party ate mussels and a Jamie Oliver-inspired chicken dish before belting out Bryan Adams' 'Summer of '69' and Peter, Paul and Mary's 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'.
Where is the video?????????????????????????
When he had finished singing, Russell paid the $340 bill and returned to his trailer on the movie set, leaving a wad of bills on his table.
A member of staff said:
"Now if anyone badmouths him I tell them to shut up. He could have paid and just left but they stayed instead and entertained us.
"Then he paid us that tip - it's the last thing you expect. He seemed quite friendly and chatty like a really nice guy, and he had a great singing voice."
Another staff member added:
"It was surreal. When they first got here they sat in the garden but people started trying to sneak around and take pictures of them so they moved inside. Two of them were some kind of bodyguards because they were walking around constantly, it was quite intimidating.
"But later he came into the kitchen and gave us all his autograph and we had a quick chat. Then he gave my boss the tip and they left. We were like, 'Did that just happen?' "
What a wonderful experience for everyone to have! I just LOVE hearing these stories.
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Helen Mirren, Christie Brinkely & Parker Posey At The Metropolitan Opera

Helen Mirren, Christie Brinkely, and Molly Sims arrived to the opening night of The Metropolitan Opera wearing mermaid style gowns though each had a different take on the trend. Mermaid style is SO IN this season. I never thought twice about the style until my best friend got married in onelast year. Now, since it's on my radar, I don't go a day without finding a set which includes a woman in this type of gown.
The always fabulous Parker Posey also attended the event , but choose a completely different style. Does it work?
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Helen Mirren Admires Today's Confident Youth

Helen Mirren has an interesting reason for admiring young people today. She's impressed with their ability to tell each other off.
'Times have changed,' she said. 'I hate young girls going around
beating each other up, but I love the fierceness of young girls
nowadays, and the way they just say, '**** off', because I wish I'd
been taught to say '**** off' when I was younger. I wish I'd had those
words in my arsenal of self-defence.'Instead, I was polite and
didn't have the courage to say that to men who wouldn't accept "no" for
an answer. I was very innocent when I went to college in London. I went
to a convent school and had never spent a night away from home or gone
to parties or any of that.
The actress also made some extremely controversial remarks about rape, talking about her own experiences with date rape and how she doesn't think those sorts of cases should go to court. I'm not going to post the full quote on INO, but you can read it here.
Helen Mirren Was A Good Girl Who Did Drugs

While it may sound like an oxymoron, Helen Mirren insists you can have your cake and eat it too. She says she was the good girl who did drugs.
"I was always a good girl. I always showed up on time. I was never ever late. I never got drunk. I did drugs but only on my own time, not when I was working."
I guess no one is going to fault her even if she does admit to having a bit of a wild past with the kind of track record she's got going for her...Oscar, SAG Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys...she must have a giant trophy room! :)
Helen Mirren Shops Second Hand

"I love second-hand shops. Or I make my own clothes because I’ve never found the kinds of things I liked."
-- Helen Mirren
I know so many people that have great luck in second hand stores. Have you ever purchased a great find?
Photos by Bauer Griffin

Celebs On Letterman

Here's a random group of celebrities for you. Helen Mirren, Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige all arrived at the Letterman show last night. Helen looks pretty funny trying to pose for a picture while talking on her cell phone...and they say women are good at multi-tasking :)![]()
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6th Annual BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards

Boy! Today is a great day for celebrity pictures. All of my favorites were busy over the last few days including Kate Winslet,Famke Janssen and Helen Mirren attending the 6th Annual BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards. Stunning!!! Accompanying these ladies on the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza red carpet were:
- Denzel Washington
- Jennifer Connelly
- Jodie Foster
- Thandie Newton
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