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How Helen Mirren won the White House correspondents’ dinner before it even started (link)

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Dame Helen Mirren showed up at the White House correspondents’ dinner with purple gown, a purple tattoo near her collarbone and a plan to honor Prince.

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The hand-drawn symbol is temporary, but the actress still wanted to honor the legendary singer, who died suddenly last week at age 57. “I admire great artists and he was a great artist,” she said, according to The Post’s Roxanne Roberts.

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Mirren says she wishes the drawing had a cooler story. “I’d love to say that Prince himself did it in 1988 or something, instead of me in the bathroom this morning,” Mirren told The Post’s Emily Heil.

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Lord knows, she didn’t have to make such an effort to get attention. From the time she arrived on the WHCD party scene Friday night, the Oscar winner was perhaps the most sought-after A-lister in town. At the dinner itself, she had a prime table with both Joe Biden and John Kerry. I mean, she is Dame Helen Freakin Mirren.

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Wow. She's always been cool. I didn't think she could go higher in my estimation...But she has. Thank you Helen.

aww thanks for posting these

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she's so damn awesome

For the win... it's Helen.

I love her.Thanks 4 posting.I wasn't sure what she was showing.

AWE-SOME! *applause*

artist76 said:

I wonder what her org name is?

McD said:

The Queen showing respec to the Prince.

purple dress and everything. symbol over her heart. she made me cry again, but it was my first not sad cry. i wanna hug her.

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I don't know who she is until now, what does she do?

Thizz said:

lust said:

Thizz said:

I don't know who she is until now, what does she do?

She's done a bit of acting. But mainly known for infomercials. Abflex etc.

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Loved her best in the shamwow commercials.

I'm sure that of all the tributes Prince received, he'd be proudest of this one.

I wonder what her favorite songs are.

thank u.. what a cool lady...

lust said:

Thizz said:

I don't know who she is until now, what does she do?

She's done a bit of acting. But mainly known for infomercials. Abflex etc.

Funny. I never saw her in commercials. I know her for her acting roles such as Prime Suspect, Excalibar, The Madness of King George, and the Queen. Props to Ms. Mirren for giving homage to Prince.

Yeah. Infomercials.