Dame Helen Mirren refused to join Britain's Women's Institute (Wi) organisation - because she didn't want to have children.
The Oscar winner admits she struggled to play Tricia Stewart in the 2003 movie Calendar Girls, which tells the tale of a group of Wi members who strip off to pose for a charity calendar.
While researching her role, Mirren found it hard to relate to the members the Wi, which largely caters to housewives and mothers in need of some social interaction.
She says, "The Women's Institute women are wonderful, but they could have risen to the very top. It's just that they have not chosen that route and instead have got married and had children.
"I did not and do not think that children were me. I have not changed me mind with age. The Wi wasn't my scene."...
The Oscar winner admits she struggled to play Tricia Stewart in the 2003 movie Calendar Girls, which tells the tale of a group of Wi members who strip off to pose for a charity calendar.
While researching her role, Mirren found it hard to relate to the members the Wi, which largely caters to housewives and mothers in need of some social interaction.
She says, "The Women's Institute women are wonderful, but they could have risen to the very top. It's just that they have not chosen that route and instead have got married and had children.
"I did not and do not think that children were me. I have not changed me mind with age. The Wi wasn't my scene."...
- 3/19/2008
- WENN
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