Dame Helen Mirren has said that she would like to produce her own fashion line upon retiring from acting. The British actress, well known for her role as Queen Elizabeth in The Queen, said that she would like to have the chance to do something different outside of acting and mentioned designing her own clothes as a way to get away from acting.

Currently starring in the new period drama The Last Station, Dame Helen is playing Sofya Tolstoy, wife to the infamous Russian writer, in the romantic film. Helen was interviewed at the premiere of her movie in London, and said that she could not wait to begin designing her own range of clothing. She even joked that she would get out her sewing machine.

The Oscar winner, 64 years old, said, jokingly, that she would even consider working for the US fashion reality show ‘Project Runway’ hosted by Heidi Klum. The starlet would not be the first actress to break into the fashion industry. Jennifer Lopez has had a long running fashion line, and recently Lindsay Lohan just debut her own line of leggings. The young actress also starred on the sixth season of ‘Project Runway’ as a guest judge.

The actress’ announcement comes during Fashion Week going on in Paris. Dame Helen Mirren is in London promoting her new film, The Last Station.

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