Dame Helen Mirren knows what people are saying about her, and she's doesn't really care.
For years, the Oscar winning actress has been thought of as a bit of a sex symbol, even at the age of 74. Helen's response to that line of thinking is akin to a shrug.

"I don't agree that I'm a sex symbol, the great thing about getting older is that you get over all that. You tend to think, 'Sex symbol? What the f— does that mean?' There are so many other interesting things to be driven by," she told Woman magazine.
She adds, "It's great and I'm not knocking it – it's a fabulous part of life – but it's only a part, it's not everything. So I'll take it, I'm not going to argue with it. But I'm not going to pay attention either."
Others, though, can't get past her remarkable age-defying beauty. 50 Cent once famously said he was smitten with Helen.
"Yeah I think I love her man, I'm trying not to stare at her," he wrote alongside a picture with Helen. "She know she turns me on. She just has that thing, you know I can't describe it. LOL."

Last year, while appearing on British daytime talk show "This Morning," Helen revealed that her beauty regimen is far different from that of her peers (she even cuts her own hair with kitchen scissors!).
"I have an issue with the word 'beauty.' Sometimes I clean up nice with a lot of help … So I want a new word instead of 'beautiful.' I think 'being' is a good word," she said. "My being tip is really to be curious and interested in other people and not think too much about yourself. Give your attention to other people and that has a way of making you, if you like, more beautiful in many ways."