The Queen In A Bikini
July 16th, 2008 by GiGi
Looking at the picture and Helen’s enviable curves, it seems hard to believe that this is the same actress whose portrayal of the Queen won her an Oscar. Yet this was no retouched studio shot, with the only work to transform her toned body having been carried out during gruelling hours in the gym.
She bought a castle in the neighbourhood to celebrate her 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress.
To celebrate her 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress, she bought a 500-year-old building and grounds near Lecce and immediately drew up big plans for the estate with refurbishment work starting last summer. The property was uninhabitable, with tumbledown walls and a driveway that was little more than a dirt track. Her new Italian home is surrounded by high fortified walls and has a mature vineyard within its grounds. The Mediterranean can be seen half a mile away.
Dame Helen also owns an enormous home in California and a property by the Thames in Wapping, East London.
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