Bonham Carter 'suffered from incontinence'

Helena Bonham Carter has revealed that she suffered from incontinence shortly after giving birth to her second child.

The actress, who stars as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter movies, admitted that she struggled during filming for the latest screen instalment of the JK Rowling novels.

Speaking to thelondonpaper, she said: "I was ill-equipped as I'd just had a baby. I wasn't very fit. You have pelvic floor problems after having a baby and bladder control is minimal. Every time I screamed I wore nappies."

The star, 43, claimed that she should have taken more time off after giving birth.

"I didn't have much of a break," she said. "I had the baby but three months later I was hauled off to the set."

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince is released on July 10.