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Helen Mirren Voices ‘Love’ For Tom Hardy Amid Rumoured MobLand Drama

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Dame Helen Mirren has shown her “love” for MobLand co-star Tom Hardy amid reports about his future in the show.

The two British actors appeared alongside one another in the Paramount+ crime drama, with filming on the second run of episodes having wrapped earlier this year.

However, over the last week, it’s been heavily rumoured that the Dark Knight Rises star will not be returning for season three.

Earlier this month, Variety reported that Tom “was not asked to return to the series” following supposed disputes with executive producer Jez Butterworth.

While not commenting on the rumours directly, Dame Helen did allude to the drama in an Instagram post shared on Thursday evening.

Posting a picture of Tom, she wrote: “Love you now and always […] Helen.”

Tom Hardy's future in MobLand currently looks unclear
Tom Hardy’s future in MobLand currently looks unclear

Comments had notably been turned off on the post, which was uploaded days after footage of Dame Helen being confronted by a pro-Palestine demonstrator over her past support of Israel was posted online.

On Thursday, Variety posted a follow-up piece suggesting that Tom had, in fact, not been fired from MobLand, citing an undisclosed “source close to production” who apparently told them that “the door is not closed for season three and things are being worked through creatively”.

HuffPost UK has contacted representatives for both Tom Hardy and the streaming service Paramount+ for comment.

The first season of MobLand premiered last year, quickly becoming one of Paramount+’s biggest shows.

As well as Dame Helen and Tom, the show also features big names including Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt and Bafta winner Toby Jones among its cast, with Guy Ritchie on both executive producing and directing duties.

While Tom’s return seemingly remains up in the air, shooting on the third season of MobLand is reported by Variety to be getting underway in the autumn.

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Helen Mirren Looks Like A Queen With Bold Blue Hair At Cannes

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Helen Mirren was the coolest thing on the red carpet on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France.

On Tuesday, the star of 2006′s The Queen turned heads with a striking hair transformation, arriving at the event with a wispy, ocean blue coif that perfectly matched her Del Core dress.

Mirren’s gown fell off her shoulders into a deep V with long sleeves, a corseted bodice and long train. Diamonds, soft makeup and a pale blue manicure tied the look together.

As cameras flashed, she showed off one last accessory: a handheld fan with the text #WorthIt, a reference to her partnership with L’Oréal Paris. Altogether, the ensemble created an edgy yet elegant look that was perfect for the film festival.

Helen Mirren attends the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 16, in France.
Helen Mirren attends the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 16, in France.

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Mirren hasn’t shied away from showing off her tresses in the past. In March, she wore her long gray locks down at the Los Angeles premiere of Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

Days before the California event, the 77-year-old star dismissed an all-too-common notion in society — that “you’re not supposed to have longer hair after a certain age”.

“During Covid, I started growing my hair, and I hadn’t actually had long hair since I was in my 20s,” she said during an appearance on the British morning show Lorraine.

“It grew and grew and grew, and I couldn’t be bothered to cut it, basically. And then I thought: You know what? It’s pretty cool. I think I’ll stick with it for a little while,” Mirren added. “It will come off eventually, but I’m kind of enjoying it. It’s quite radical.”

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Helen Mirren Makes Iconic Chat Show Appearance From Her Bathtub, But Encounters One Bubbly Problem

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Over 15 months into the pandemic, we are all officially sick of Zoom calls, so you can’t blame Helen Mirren for killing two birds with one stone as she dialled in to a US talk show from her bath. 

The actor appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday evening live and direct from her tub, telling the host it was her “favourite place in the world”. 

A shocked Jimmy told her she had the honour of being his first guest ever to appear from their bath. 

“That’s the brilliant thing about Zoom,” she said. “I was thinking, why not be in the place that you love to sit and chat to people? I love having a chat to my husband while I’m sitting in the bath, so why not do it to the whole of America?”

However, Helen encountered one big problem. 

“I’m running out of bubbles!” she said. “You were chatting away and I was waiting and my bubbles were going down.”

The soapy location was not the only iconic thing from Helen’s interview, though. 

She also shared a video of her shooing away a bear that was trying to make its way onto her porch. 

Helen previously recounted her meeting with the bear during an interview with US comedian Marc Maron on his podcast WTF.

She also revealed she’d learned how to react when faced with a bear “looking aggressively at you” and “hunching its back like it is about to charge” from a pamphlet.

Dame Helen explained: “They said you make yourself look as big as possible, if you can grab a stick, make yourself look big and then it literally said and then shout, ‘Bad bear, bad bear!’”

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