Helen Mirren May Not Go Topless Anymore, but She Has a Favorite Topless Scene

November 24, 2015
JACK-BLACKBUSH

Helen Mirren Still Has Awesome Boobs

Recently, Helen Mirren said she would no longer being showing her boobs on screen. While that is a little sad for some, we can rejoice in the fact that her nude scenes are on film and we can, in fact, watch them whenever we like. So when the mood strikes you for a little Helen Mirren nudity, then you should reach for her favorite on-screen nude scene—the one in 1979’s Caligula.

Produced by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, Caligula wasn’t a box office hit and many critics panned the film, but the Malcolm McDowell, Peter O’Toole, and Helen Mirren erotic historical drama has become a cult favorite.

“Everyone was naked in that,” the actress tells People, only half jokingly. “It was like showing up for a nudist camp every day. You felt embarrassed if you had your clothes on in that movie.”

Throughout her award-winning career, Mirren has never said a bad word about the film.

"I’ve never opened my mouth to denigrate Caligula,” Mirren told The New York Times. “I was pretty young when I made that—not physically so much as experienced in film. And you know what? It was a great experience. It was like being sent down to Dante’s Inferno in many ways.”

And even though Mirren didn’t see any big deal in going topless, she still was a little self-conscious about showing her boobs:

“Does it really matter? she said. “I was doing nude scenes [from] the first moment I started doing movies . . . It was the era . . . It seemed to be nothing to get your knickers in a twist over.”

That didn't necessarily make it easy, though.

“I was always afraid. Always,” she countered. “It’s not fun to be on a film set and be one of the only ones naked.”

While we all respect her decision to not go topless anymore, I think we will all miss her awesome breasts. That is, we will miss them until we watch Caligula for the 100th time.