Helen Mirren Says Getting Old Is A Relief

Helen Mirren is never worried about aging. The multi-award winning actress says she never felt beautiful and just sees herself as a Shakespearean actress.

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Mirren, 62, insists that it was an incredible relief when she got older because being a young sex symbol gives women power that's too hard to handle.

She says, "Sexuality for girls is so complex and tricky."

"I was never beautiful, but as a young woman, beautiful or not is sort of irrelevant. Being a sexual object is mortifying and irritating, yet it's giving you power - an awful power that you've done nothing to deserve, a powerless power."

"I think some young women fall in love with that power, and it's really objectifying. And when it starts falling away, it's an incredible relief."

"The Queen" actress also says that some women are terrified of reaching a more mature age.

She adds, "When you're 16, you think 28 is so old!"

"And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what about 42? Ugh! And then 42 is great. As you reach each age, you gain the understanding and experience you need to deal with it and enjoy it."