'I'm Helen Mirren's body double... and less than HALF her age': Stuntwoman aged 30 stands in for veteran actress, 69, on set of new war thriller

She's in the last year of her sixties - but when movie chiefs scouted a body double for Dame Helen Mirren on the set of war thriller, Eye In The Sky, they enlisted the help of someone much younger.

Stunt performer Fleur van Eeden is stepping in for the Oscar-winner and at aged 30 is much younger than the Oscar-winner.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, she sang the praises of the veteran actress.

Scroll down for video

In shape: Dame Helen Mirren, 69, has a body double who is 30-years-old on the set of her new war thriller

In shape: Dame Helen Mirren, 69, has a body double who is 30-years-old on the set of her new war thriller

'No way does she look her age - she looks amazing. I want to look like that when I'm 69,' she said.

The paper reports that one scene that Fleur stood in for Helen was an action sequence when she raced a 4x4 across rough terrain.

Eye In The Sky is set in the world of remotely piloted drone warfare, according to imdb and is being shot in Cape Town, South Africa.

Young beauty: Stunt performer Fleur van Eeden is standing in for Dame Helen in Eye In The Sky

Young beauty: Stunt performer Fleur van Eeden is standing in for Dame Helen in Eye In The Sky

Slated for release in 2015, the Gavin Hood film, also starring Aaron Paul, is set in the world of remotely piloted drone warfare.

Helen is on board to play British military intelligence officer Colonel Katherine Powell, who leads a drone operation to capture a terrorist group in Kenya.

Breaking Bad star Aaron will be portraying American drone pilot Steve Watts.

Working it: The Oscar-winner regularly wows on the red carpet with her youthful appearance

Working it: The Oscar-winner regularly wows on the red carpet with her youthful appearance

Dame Helen flew into Cape Town International Airport on September 8, just two days after promoting her last film at the Deauville Film Festival in France.

She arrived in style, wearing a chic black dress, with a laser-cut cobalt jacket and oversized sunglasses.

The in-demand actress also stars in new movie, The Hundred-Foot Journey, in which she plays temperamental French chef Madame Mallory.

She's got the look: Helen looked chic as she arrived at Cape Town International Airport on September 8

She's got the look: Helen looked chic as she arrived at Cape Town International Airport on September 8

The comments below have not been moderated.

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

We are no longer accepting comments on this article.

Who is this week's top commenter? Find out now