Mirren: 'My husband isn't romantic'

Helen Mirren has said that her husband is lacking in the romance department.

The actress told WENN that in the 12 years her and filmmaker Taylor Hackford have been married he has failed to spoil her, but she doesn't mind.

She said: "Taylor isn't romantic, but what I get on the other side is so much better. Loyalty and truthfulness and, you know, manliness in the proper sense. I'd take those qualities over a romantic evening with a bulls**ter any time."

The 64-year-old added: "I have the incredible advantage of having a husband who is both loyal and understanding, and in response I give him back loyalty and understanding, too. We couldn't be married without that.

"I admire my husband, which is essential. I don't think you can fall in love with someone just because you admire them. But I don't think, either, that you can fall in love with someone unless you admire them in the first place. And I admire my husband considerably."