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South China Morning Post
18 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
Helen Mirren at 80: the actress' iconic looks through the decades
British actress Helen Mirren has said she is 'ageing with fun' rather than 'gracefully' as she marks her 80th birthday. The Academy Award-winning actress from London, who turned 80 on Saturday, is best known for playing Queen Elizabeth in The Queen and detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. She will also star in the upcoming Netflix film adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club, based on the book series by Richard Osman. In a recent interview with OK! Magazine, Mirren said she feels 'insulted' when people tell her she looks good for her age, adding that she finds it 'patronising'. Mirren said: 'I am not ageing gracefully at all! I hate that term – it sounds like you have to be elegant and accepting, and, no, I am not. 'We just do grow older, there's no way you can escape that. You have to grow up with your own body, your own face and the way it changes,' she added. 'It's not always easy but it is inevitable. You have to learn to accept it.' Advertisement Mirren's fearlessness has also been reflected in her bold and ever-changing fashion choices over the decades. From youthful glamour to regal sophistication, her red carpet journey is a dazzling testament to ageing on her own terms. Here's a look back at the actress' most memorable looks, from the 1960s to today. Helen Mirren at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE Mirren wore a striking pale blue gown that matched her blue hair for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The long-sleeved design by Del Core had a wide V-neckline and a fitted bodice. Helen Mirren at the LA premiere of Catherine The Great in 2019. At the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO series Catherine the Great in 2019, Mirren exuded a modern aristocratic vibe in a Tiffany blue floor-length gown and striking, puff-sleeved cape, echoing the commanding presence of her title role in the series. Helen Mirren at the screening of Trumbo at the Accenture Gala in London in 2015. Mirren went to the screening of Trumbo at the Accenture Gala in 2015 in London wearing a chic light satin suit with a slim A-line silhouette and an elegant metallic clutch purse. A matching fascinator showed off her playful and typically British style.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
In pictures: when Hong Kong was the centre of toy manufacturing
Hong Kong's toy industry boomed in the 1960s and 70s, and by 1972 the city had overtaken Japan to become the world's biggest toy exporter. Here is a look back at some South China Morning Post photographs from those bygone factory floors... and keep an eye out for a very special cameo. A young woman assembling toys at Elm Tool and Machinery's factory in Quarry Bay in 1967. Photo: SCMP Archives A worker at Kader's toy factory in Hong Kong in 1971. The company was founded in 1948. Photo: SCMP Archives Workers in a toy factory in 1972. Photo: SCMP Archives Prince Charles (third right) tries a remote-controlled toy car at Sun Chung Precision Metal Factory in San Po Kong in 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives Paul Kwan, joint managing director of toymaker Playmates Holdings, with the company's biggest hit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, in 1989. Photo: SCMP Archives
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Could Lionel Messi finish career in Italy? Indonesian billionaires eye ‘dream' transfer
The president of ambitious Serie A side Como has said signing Lionel Messi would be a 'dream'. The Argentina captain's contract with Inter Miami runs until the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season and is reportedly in negotiations. Como have the richest owners in Italy in billionaire Indonesian brothers Robert and Michael Hartono, who have ambitious plans. With Cesc Fabregas as manager, they shocked many by finishing 10th following their promotion to the top flight. And club president Mirwan Suwarso, also from Indonesia, outlined the club's vision. 'The brand here is Lake Como and with that, we hope to attract Hollywood stars,' he told La Stampa. 'It's not us who invite them; they come to Como on holiday and ask us if they can come to watch a match.' Cesc Fabregas shouts instructions during Como's friendly against Lille. Photo: AP Keira Knightley, Adrien Brody and Hugh Grant are just some of the A-list Hollywood actors who came to watch Como live last season, while Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo was spotted with their three children during the Italian side's pre-season clash with Lille last weekend.
