Hollywood star Helen Mirren has spoken about the sexism she faced in the ‘Fast & Furious’.
While in conversation during an interview, the 75-year-old actress shared how it felt like a cruel hoax to have been roped into the action franchise but not being allowed to take the steering wheel. “I was so excited when they first said, ‘You’ve been [cast] in the Fast & Furious movie.’ Fantastic. Finally, all my whining and moaning and begging worked. And then, of course, I was in the back of an ambulance in the first one,” she said.
“The second one came. ‘Oh, brilliant. Finally now, now I’ll get to drive one of those super cool cars.’ ‘Oh, no, you’re in jail. So I’m afraid. No, you’re not going to be driving anywhere,’” Mirren went on to say.
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For her third film, she finally got to push the pedal and according to her, it was worth the long wait. “Because not only am I driving, I’m driving down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. It’s amazing. I mean, the last time I went to Buckingham Palace, I went to get my dame[hood]. I went in the back of a very smelly taxi. So it was astounding. It was just so exciting.”
