What makes someone sexy? Is it perky breasts, skinny thighs, no wrinkles and a youthful appearance? Well, apparently not, because actress Helen Mirren has just won Sexiest Body with 17.65% of the votes...at the age of 66 no less.
Dame Helen Mirren began her television career on the British Series Prime Suspect. However, in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Helen built a reputation as a sexy and serious actress in both Shakespearean and experimental theatre. Her career improved with age, as did clearly her physique. Mirren never had a problem expressing sexuality on the big screen, which perhaps had something to do with her uninhibited attitude and personality.
What keeps Helen Mirren looking so good? Well, she credits her taut figure to holding in her tummy. In her words, “holding your tummy is in another trick for making you look and feel good”, adding, “I don’t know why, but I do, by nature, hold my tummy in” (www.huffingtonpost.com). Some of you would be pleased to know that Helen has problem areas too. “Bits of my body are all right, but bits of me are horrible. To be honest, anything from the waist down I don’t really like”
She also adds that “four inch platforms give you great height and make your legs look unbelievably long. I used only to be able to get them in stripper shops, but now you can buy them everywhere – although, unfortunately, that means everyone else has discovered the trick too."
Helen Mirren was up against several younger celebrities for hottest body and consequently blew them out of the water --- Elle MacPherson, Jennifer Lopez and Pippa Middleton. Mirren says that she - “has been blessed with good genes, but also that she loves her WiiFit.” Tony Orme, a Los Angeles-based fitness marketing director , writes that “it’s great to see the public celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes, and proving that you really can look fabulous over 40 and 50” (www.tipsonlifeandlove.com).
I couldn’t agree more. Well done Dame Helen!
By Zoe Hawkins
SageHealth Network
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