While working on the 2010 film The Tempest, Helen Mirren befriended her co-star Russell Brand, who has been surrounded by several controversies for quite some time. The duo later shared the screen in the 2011 comedy film Arthur. While the movie did not do that great at the box office or among critics, the co-stars were left with some interesting stories.
Mirren shared one such story during an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that included Brand presenting her with his underpants as a farewell gift.
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Russell Brand Gifted Helen Mirren His Underpants
Russell Brand and Helen Mirren are known to be pretty good friends. And the actress has said that Brand was very sweet and kind to her, as she shared that he is a very brilliant guy. During an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Mirren recalled an incident when the controversial actor gifted her his underpants.
“And he gave me his underpants,” she said as she explained that it was like a farewell gift. The Oscar-winning actress explained that Brand was just leaving, and she visited him to say goodbye when she spotted “bright yellow” underpants. She said,
“He has this pile of books and stuff, and on the top were these bright yellow, canary yellow, Y-fronts. You know, just disgusting, not disgusting like horrible… not the pair I would personally wear.”
The actress then asked her co-star if she could keep them as a farewell gift. Brand agreed and gave her the unusual souvenir. And the Calendar Girls star also shared what she plans to do with the private gift she received from her co-star and friend.
Helen Mirren Wanted to Frame Russell Brand’s Underpants
Helen Mirren and Russell Brad both have been vocal in each other’s adoration. Talking about how she wants to preserve Brand’s gift, she shared that she is planning to frame them. “So, I’ve got his yellow underpants. I’m gonna frame them,” she said.
The actress has also expressed her desire to hang Brand’s framed underpants over her bed. “I’m going to frame them and hang them over my bed,” Mirren said at the 2011 Producers Guild of America Awards ceremony, as per People. However, that’s not the only gift she received from the Bedtime Stories actor. “I wear the pin he gave me around my neck,” the Arthur actress said as she mentioned they are very close friends.
