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Lucy Wigley

'Honestly, I don’t celebrate birthdays' Helen Mirren isn't counting the years, but does expect this one thing on her big day

Helen Mirren.

We've lost count of the times Helen Mirren said something iconic about getting older. She's risen to be one of the biggest champions of living a full life well into retirement age - and having zero cares what the world thinks of her advancing years.

The star has previously spoken about embracing ageing, and her strong issues with the word 'beauty,' and has now made even more relatable statements about ignoring birthdays and how easy it is to patronise the elderly.

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