Dame Helen Mirren had her own thoughts about certain PDA behaviors men exhibit toward their girlfriends, namely putting their arms around the girl’s neck.
In an interview with The Daily Mail You magazine, she discussed working in Hollywood as an actress and building confidence as she continued to work with actresses younger than herself. When she spoke about giving her younger self advice, Mirren said, “it would be to use the words ‘f**k off’ much more frequently.”
Then she went on to say that when she saw men who had their arms around their girlfriend’s shoulders, she felt it was “like ownership.” She did state that this was often something that girls did like and added, “But when I see girls being leaned on, I want to say, ‘Tell him to get his da**ed arm off your shoulder.’”
Other topics Mirren addressed included marrying later in life and not to have a wedding just to wear the beautiful white dress.
Mirren has always spoken her mind when it comes to issues such as sexism and aging in Hollywood, such as when she was said she did not care for “the word sexual.”