Sheen 'envious' of Mirren's success

Michael Sheen was reportedly envious of the attention that his The Queen co-star Helen Mirren received for her role in the film.

The 39-year-old revealed that although Mirren gave a "brilliant performance" as the monarch, he found it "difficult" to see her receive so much praise, according to WENN.

"I would be lying if I said that it wasn't in some ways difficult, because inevitably you act with someone in a film and you're both playing the leads and there was huge discrepancy between the reaction to Helen and the reaction to me," he said.

"[But] that was already inbuilt in the film. It's not called Blair. She's such a gracious woman and it's such a brilliant performance - that made it a lot easier to deal with."

The Queen collected a string of awards, including a Best Actress Oscar for Mirren.