Bond girl Madeline Smith, 69, backs a female 007 after claiming she was 'pushed on a bed and asked to play ''footsie'' in her early acting days
Bond girl Madeline Smith has supported re-casting James Bond as a woman when Daniel Craig exits the role after Bond 25 next year.
The actress, 69, made a surprise appearance on Friday's This Morning to debate the issue, as she also gave an insight in her early days as a budding actress.
Madeline famously played Italian agent Miss Caruso opposite Roger Moore in the 1973 classic Live And Let Die.
Speaking out: Bond girl Madeline Smith has backed re-casting James Bond as a woman after Daniel Craig's exit, as she spoke about her early acting days on This Morning
During the debate with Andy West, Madeline insisted she has no issue with a woman cast as Bond, as she said evolving times mean women can handle the bigger roles.
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She explained: 'I can't see any reason why ultimately why a woman a lady cannot play the James Bond character.
'It will change and it will evolve, sensitivity, sex. Times have changed women play a far greater role now, they've emerged from the darkness and the dark ages.'
Views: The actress, 69, made a daytime appearance to debate the issue, after producer Barbara Broccoli branded a female bond 'a gimmick'
Strange: Madeline also touched on her early days as an actress, revealing she was 'pushed on a bed and asked to play ''footsie''
Chic: The star looked far younger than her years as she sported a casual ensemble for the daytime TV appearance
Beautiful: She famously appearance as Italian agent Miss Caruso in the 1973 classic Live And Let Die
Madeline then gave insight into her early years as an actress, as she spent several years working in television before landing the Bond Girl role.
She explained: 'I remember being pushed on a bed and being expected to play footsie. In the late 1960s and early 1970s definitely.'
But she went onto praise her late co-star Roger Moore for his chivalrous nature as they filmed Live And Let Die.
She added: 'On Live And Let Die it was wonderful, Roger was such a gentleman.
'Times are a changing and women now are behind cameras they're writing scripts, they're writing the new film this wonderful woman [Phoebe Waller-Bridge]. It will happen I'm saying it will happen.'
Passionate: She played Roger Moore's first ever Bond Girl, and went onto praise the late actor for his chivalrous nature during filming
Madeline played Miss Caruso in a small but memorable role as Moore's first Bond Girl, as she enjoyed a night of passion with the spy, before being rumbled by Miss Moneypenny.
It comes after Thursday's epic Bond 25 launch confirmed that the film would be the final outing for lead Daniel Craig, his fifth film in the series.
Producer Barbara Broccoli sparked the conversation of a Jane Bond, after she dismissed the idea of nothing more than a 'gimmick.'
She said: ''I always feel that Bond is a male character, that is just a fact. We have to make movies about women and women's stories but we have to create female characters and not just for a gimmick turn a male character into a woman.'
Jovial: She debated the topic of a female bond with Andy West on the daytime show
