‘We’ve never spent so much time together’: Helen Mirren says her 24-year marriage to Taylor Hackford became ‘normal’ after Covid made it so they couldn’t travel so often
Helen Mirren said that her marriage has become “normal” and that it has been “great” to spend a lot of time “bonding” with her husband Taylor Hackford in the midst of the pandemic.
The actress, 75, explained how she and her managing partner, 76, usually travel by air around the world on business, but stayed at home for much of the past year.
Reflecting on how their relationship has changed because of travel restrictions in a new interview for The Telegraph’s Stella Magazine, the star said she enjoyed having the experience of ‘what most people have’.
Absorbing herself: Helen Mirren said her marriage became “normal” after Covid’s travel rules prevented her from traveling a lot on business in the midst of the pandemic (photo in 2020)
Helen explained that although they were married in the ’30s and beyond’, they really didn’t have a chance to spend that much time together.
She said, ‘In all that time [their marriage] due to the nature of our work, we have always been looking at bags, to pack.
‘We literally never spent so much time together. [The year] it could have been disastrous, but it was actually fantastic.
“It has been really great to have what most people have. You know, normal, regular and repetitive lives, but comfortable lives. ‘
Couple: The actress, 75, explained how she and her managing partner, 76, spent much of their married life traveling the world on business (photographed together in January 2020)
The star added that she and Taylor, who live in Lake Tahoe, managed to get closer during the pandemic, saying it has been a great ‘bonding experience’.
Helen and Taylor have been married for 24 years, after getting married in 1997. He has been married twice and has two children.
The actress and director were also together for 11 years before saying yes.
Comes after the actress insisted that she is “fine” because she looks her age and ruled out having plastic surgery.
The Oscar-winning actress also admitted that she “would love to look 20 years younger”, but “no” and “will never be”.
Beloved: Helen also said that she and Taylor, who live in Lake Tahoe, managed to get closer during the pandemic, saying it has been a great ‘bonding experience’ (photo in 2020)
Helen said that “aging gracefully” should mean “accepting who you are” as opposed to plastic surgery.
She told The Mirror: ‘I’m old! And I see that. And that’s fine. ‘
Helen said she does not know what “aging gracefully” means, but it seems to mean not having plastic surgery.
She added: “It seems that we have reached a point where it means not having plastic surgery, although I should have thought that there would be more than that. For me, it’s more about accepting who you are and what you are and moving on.
‘Obviously I try to look as beautiful as I can – and I would love to look 20 years younger. But I don’t and I never will. ‘
Radiant: comes after Helen insists that she is “okay” with the appearance of her age and ruled out having plastic surgery (photo in February 2020)