Mirren on tattooos.....

I hate my tattoo... they're common: Helen Mirren was 'very drunk' when she got body art

The 64-year-old said: 'I was very, very drunk. It was a very, very long time ago, when only sailors and Hell's Angels were tattooed, honestly, and prisoners.

'And I decided to get a tattoo because it was the most shocking thing I could think of doing.'

'And now I'm utterly disgusted and shocked because it's become completely mainstream, which is unacceptable to me.'

The Mail has decided to frame this in a way that suits them ofcourse practically running around screeching about how those horrible tattoos are disgustingly common & so says Dame Mirren so it must be true!

I haven't seen the actual show but from the quotes above I can't help thinking these comments were tongue in cheek until twisted by the Mail. Mirren got her tattoo to shock, now it's not particularly shocking to have tattoos, in fact it's pretty common so she's having a bit of fun, feigning annoyance because she's no longer considered rebellious for her body art.

Daily Mail promotes a film.....

Is it just me or does this headline seem rather tasteless?

The article goes on;

It is the film that singles out and celebrates the life of one of France's most creative and original sons.

It was also to have been the platform for Lucy Gordon's rebirth as a serious actress.

But Gainsbourg: Je T'aime, Moi Non Plus, which goes on release this week, will be remembered for neither reason.

Because the Oxford-born Gordon killed herself aged 28 in May last year, weeks after finishing filming on what is already being billed as the French film of the year.

And her death casts a dark shadow over the Serge Gainsbourg biopic.

Seems rather dismissive of her death for having the audacity to overshadow a whole film but happy to use details of her suicide to promote it.

Susan Sarandon Interview

Susan Sarandon: sexy, single and 63

Facilitating, nurturing, making things happen, organising are all at the core of her. The oldest child of seven, she's had a lifetime of doing things for other people. But who facilitates her?

"Not enough people," she says with a dryness that comes right from the back of her throat. "That's the curse of the confident woman. Most people know that if you take care of yourself and open your own doors, they stop opening them for you. It's harder to ask for help because you get in the habit of taking care of yourself, and I think you forget how to ask."