Britt Ekland

2022 - 10 - 6

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James Bond girl Britt Ekland: 'Daniel Craig's No Time To Die ruined ... (Fortnite)

James Bond girl Britt Ekland, who turns 80 today, starred opposite Sir Roger Moore in The Man with the Golden Gun almost 50 years ago.

On the next 007 star she said: “It would be wonderful if [after Daniel Craig] they turned back in time and turned a little bit more to the traditional, old-fashioned, bachelor, pipe-smoking [spy].” Asked if Bond being a father ruins the 007 bachelor fantasy, Britt admitted: “I think so. That was her role…the Bond girl of my era exists no more because they're not presented that way. My instinct was to cover my face and roll down to the floor, and if you watch the movie you can see me start to go down. He was such fun; he was very tall and very handsome; he was a kind, class act who made filming a joy. James Bond girl Britt Ekland, who turns 80 today, starred opposite Sir Roger Moore in The Man with the Golden Gun almost 50 years ago.

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 6: Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue (Vigour Times)

Britt Ekland attends the premiere of “Spectre” at The Royal Albert Hall in London on October 26, 2015. The actor turns 80 on October 6.

— Actor Ioan Gruffudd in 1973 (age 49) — Actor Elisabeth Shue in 1963 (age 59) — Actor Britt Ekland in 1942 (age 80)

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Britt Ekland on dyeing her hair until she dies as she lifts lid on James ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Britt Ekland – who played Mary Goodnight in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun – has discussed her involvement with the 007 franchise amid her ...

"I go for a walk every day. Britt appeared on set within a year of giving birth to her second child and 007 producer Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli was aghast that she had lost the curves she had when he hired her. She was in Paris for a champagne birthday lunch with friends on Thursday. "Roger made it a lot easier. An action heroine I so wanted to emulate," she says. "I will be dyeing my hair till the day I die," she says. "Roger was funny, charming but very professional. "Vanity is my best friend." "People who meet me still call me a Bond Girl. But 007 is almost as old as me now." "Ursula was magnificent. "That is something I am very thankful for."

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Bond girl Britt Ekland says she's delighted with her youthful looks ... (Daily Mail)

Britt Ekland, who turned 80 this week, insists she will retain her bombshell looks until 'the day I die'.

I did all of that in my 50s but wouldn't consider it again. Looking back, Britt claimed: 'Everyone has the right to choose [surgery]. 'People who meet me still call me a Bond Girl,' she explained. But 007 is almost as old as me now.' Vanity is my best friend.' Vanity is my best friend'

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Britt Ekland happy being a Bond girl at 80 (MI6-HQ)

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And I would sit there mortified, thinking about how I had to be in a bikini the next day." And he was so very funny, which also relaxed me. Now they are Bond women and we have to move with the times but I very much represented the Bond Girl of old and I'm very happy with that." Bond is an icon that will never die and, as a Bond Girl, I'm part of that legacy. And they find it so exciting – like I made the made the film yesterday. "There is nothing that makes me prouder professionally than to know I am part of film history.

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