It was not my destiny, I kept thinking it would be, waiting for it to …

Helen Mirren
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It was not my destiny, I kept thinking it would be, waiting for it to happen, but it never did, and I didn't care what people thought ... It was only boring old men who would ask me. And whenever they went, 'What? No children? Well, you'd better get on with it, old girl,' I'd say 'No! F*** off!' ✨ Helen Mirren confronts the final female taboo By Sarah Rainey, www.telegraph.co.uk. February 4, 2013.
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