Helen Mirren leaves Stephen Colbert speechless with a simple kiss
The 70-year-old actress was in New York to work on the film 'Collateral Beauty’
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She proved what frankly did not need to be proved again this week, bringing the talkshow host Stephen Colbert, to a sweating, stammering standstill when she appeared on his show. All by the means of a simple kiss on the cheek.
After waving to the crowd as the intro music played, 70-year-old Dame Helen made her way over to the Late Show host, who greeted her with a handshake.
She then kissed him, declaring: “If I didn’t do it then, I’d never get to do it. I have been dreaming about doing that for 15 years so I just grabbed my chance, I’m sorry.”
Colbert seemed lost for words. “Suddenly I can’t remember any questions. That’s one of the nicest greetings a guest has ever given me. You know what you’re doing.”
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