Dame Helen Mirren defends her choice not to have children
The 66-year-old actress reveals why she never wanted a baby - because the world is already over-populated
Dame Helen Mirren, who is married to director Taylor Hackford, has revealed that she doesn't regret not having children.
"It's not that I don't love children, they are funny and I just love them, but I never wanted to have them. I really tried to want it at one point. I thought maybe I should but I never convinced myself," admitted Dame Helen.
"I think some men and women just don't have a deep urge to procreate," added the actress from movie The Debt, reports Showbiz Spy.
While it's true that not everyone has a maternal urge, Dame Helen's reasons for not wanting a baby are apparently because of the world's population problems!
"There are far too many people in the world. It's my contribution to ecology," Dame Helen said.
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