Michael Parkinson refuses to apologise for sexist Helen Mirren interview: ‘Nobody died’

by Emma Kelly

 

Parky’s interview with Helen was pretty terrible (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)

 

Michael Parkinson has refused to apologise for his infamously sexist interview with Helen Mirren, saying ‘nobody died’.

 

Back in 1975, the chat show legend interviewed Mirren, then 30, and introduced her to his show Parkinson as the ‘sex queen’ of the Royal Shakespeare Company and ‘especially telling in projecting slutty eroticism’.

 

Parkinson asked the actress: ‘Do you find, in fact, that this, what could be best described as your equipment, in fact hinders you perhaps in that pursuit? Well, your physical attributes. Your figure.’

 

Mirren replied: ‘Serious actresses can’t have big bosoms, is that what you mean?’, with the interviewer saying: ‘I think that they might detract from the performance, if you know what I mean.’

 

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That had to be one of the worst interviews ever, she looked completely bored and he retorted by being patronising. Meg Ryan was another failure, however Parkinson in that case did make an effort but it was hopeless.

Today everyone lauds her as a great Actor forgetting films like Caligula, not the most high brow film rather a soft porn.

Parkinson is right in his usual manner, nobody died and they both went on to greater things.

 

nobody died? looks like those two did years ago..

12 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

nobody died? looks like those two did years ago..

That's the stupidest comment I will hear today both  became big stars. Helen is now in her 70s and still a beautiful woman.

Still appearing in recent movies. 

 

14 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

nobody died? looks like those two did years ago..

Thank you...now go and finish your homework and stop being ageist!!

3 minutes ago, bizboi said:

Thank you...now go and finish your homework and stop being ageist!!

get tired of these blurbs that only interest 90 year old brits..

The politically correct are not satisfied to judge everyone by their narrow view on current events. They troll history as well, looking to satisfy their addiction to fresh outrage. 

16 hours ago, PJPom said:

That had to be one of the worst interviews ever, she looked completely bored and he retorted by being patronising. Meg Ryan was another failure, however Parkinson in that case did make an effort but it was hopeless.

Today everyone lauds her as a great Actor forgetting films like Caligula, not the most high brow film rather a soft porn.

Parkinson is right in his usual manner, nobody died and they both went on to greater things.

 

She was in a film about the troubles in NI. Played a widow of an assassinated RUC officer who has an affair with a young IRA terrorist. Prancing about showing her pussy. Really key to the plot!

2 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

She was in a film about the troubles in NI. Played a widow of an assassinated RUC officer who has an affair with a young IRA terrorist. Prancing about showing her pussy. Really key to the plot!

Cal 1984

16 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

sanemax

Thanks for this. I see nothing sexist about it.

5 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

sanemax

Thanks for this. I see nothing sexist about it.

Yes , it was Saturday night viewing and an interview with an actress who had made movies that can be considered to be soft porn and Parkinson was being a bit risque in the interview , but that was back in the 1970's when it was quite acceptable to acknowledge that Females have breasts 

<deleted>. They dug up something from 1975!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They should get a life, the <deleted>.

Why do we always have to apologize for the past these days? No point really , better to not be politically correct and think for yourself. 

 

6 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Thanks for this. I see nothing sexist about it.

I just watched it for the first time and while no one dies,  he comes across as a patronizing, smarmy, buttwipe, even for 1975. Which of course is saying something. 

7 hours ago, sanemax said:

Yes , it was Saturday night viewing and an interview with an actress who had made movies that can be considered to be soft porn and Parkinson was being a bit risque in the interview , but that was back in the 1970's when it was quite acceptable to acknowledge that Females have breasts 

You couldn't make it up. Parky gets taken to the cleaners by the PC vigilantes for a slightly risque remark made a half century ago about the ample charms of a fully-dressed youthful Helen Mirren.

 

Yet nobody givs a hoot when, on a UK prime time TV dating show, men and women bare all and contestants are actively encouraged to comment on their dangly bits.

 

It's enough to drive a man to drink - but not, sadly, at my favourite Soho pub, which I read the other day is being turned into the country's first nudist bar. 

 

That's "progress" for you.