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While working on the 2010 filmThe 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 filmArthur. 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 onFriday Night with Jonathan Rossthat included Brand presenting her with his underpants as a farewell gift.
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Russell Brand Gifted Helen Mirren His Underpants
Russell BrandandHelen Mirrenare 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 onFriday 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 theCalendar Girlsstar also shared what she plans to do with the private gift she received from her co-star and friend.
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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 perPeople. However, that’s not the only gift she received from theBedtime Storiesactor.“I wear the pin he gave me around my neck,”theArthuractress said as she mentioned they are very close friends.
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
