Helen Mirren, 73, reveals how she STILL feels 'incredibly intimidated' on movie sets with big stars and has to give herself pep talks to build her confidence
- Dame Helen Mirren, is known for her roles in Prime Suspect and The Queen
- The A-list actress has opened up during Mental Health Awareness Week
- She spoke on the My Self Worth podcast, by L’Oréal Paris and The Prince’s Trust
Most of us feel out of our depth or intimidated at some point in our life but it seems even when your a A-list movie star these feelings don't just vanish.
Dame Helen Mirren, 73, known for her roles in Prime Suspect and The Queen has opened up during Mental Health Awareness Week about how she still feels 'intimidated' when she walks on to movie sets.
The star, who is an A-list in her own right, having won a Golden Globe and spanned a TV and movie career of 50 years said she sometimes feels 'boring and not exciting enough'.
The actor revealed her thoughts on the My Self Worth podcast, by L’Oréal Paris and The Prince’s Trust, launched today for Mental Health Awareness Week, in a bid to help boost listeners' confidence.
Dame Helen Mirren, known for her roles in Prime Suspect and The Queen has opened up during Mental Health awareness week about how she feels 'intimidated' when she walks on to movie sets
The star, who is an A-list in her own right, having won a Golden Globe and spanned a TV and movie career of 50 years said she sometimes feels 'boring and not exciting enough'.
On the podcast Mirren says: 'Those negative thoughts are always lurking there under the surface… everybody feels this way, you aren’t the only one.'
'What always comes up in my head is that ‘I’m boring, I’m stupid, I’m not exciting enough’.
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She carried on with how she felt 'incredibly intimidated' with 'these humongous movie stars' when she walked on to a film set.
But just like the rest of us she battles her inner critic by giving herself a pep talk.
Helen joins other famous names on the podcast - which include Katie Piper, swimmer Tom Daley and model Iskra Lawrence
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She revealed on the podcast: 'Sometimes I lock myself in the loo to give myself a talking to: "you can do it Helen, don’t worry, you can do it!’”
Helen joins other famous names on the podcast - which include Katie Piper, swimmer Tom Daley and model Iskra Lawrence.
Katie reveals how she battles her inner monologue with the affirmation, 'my future is what I make it'.
Speaking about mental health in the past she said that insecurities have followed her round her whole life - even experiencing panic attacks in her teens
General manager of L’Oréal Paris UK and Ireland, Karen Flavard-Jones, said about the podcast: 'My vision is that the podcast will provide bite-size chunks of useful, inspiring and self-esteem boosting content right at your fingertips.'
Mirren became the face of L'Oreal in 2014, joining other famous faces and fronting many campaigns for the brands moisturisers and hair colours.
Speaking about mental health in the past she said that insecurities have followed her round her whole life - even experiencing panic attacks in her teens.
