Dame Helen Mirren has said she "often" had to deal with men flashing her as a young actress, in an interview with NBC's Sunday Today.
Speaking about the film industry's recent spate of sexual harassment and assault allegations, the Oscar-winning actress said that although she had not had any such experiences in Hollywood, she had put up with unwanted advances frequently while still living in England.
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"Because I came to Hollywood in my 30s... I was too old," she said. "It doesn't happen to you unless you're really young."
Mirren, 72, continued: "When I was between 16 and 23-24, men would expose themselves to me often, I would say about once a week."