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Carey Mulligan has never felt sexy.

The 24-year-old actress - who recently split from her 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' co-star Shia LaBeouf - hates wearing skimpy clothes and thinks she is too sensible to be considered a sex symbol.

She said: "I've never felt like a sexy person. I've always felt like a sensible person. I've always felt absurd wearing anything revealing."

Talking of the Hollywood trend to look a certain way, the British star added that she has never felt bad about her looks - although she won't wear short skirts because she doesn't like her legs.

She told Britain's Elle magazine: "I've always felt different here. I remember going up for auditions, walking into rooms of girls in denim minis, with cut off tank tops, tanned legs, long hair and manicures, thinking, 'Erm.' But it never made me feel bad. I've never felt pressure to look like that."

Instead of worrying about her wardrobe, Carey is more interested in being a good actress who is respected for her talent.

She said: "I'm not trying to sell myself as a visual. I'm selling my willingness to play a part really well. If your body doesn't look normal, how can you convey normal people, how can you be relatable?"

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Kylie Minogue makes jewellery for her boyfriend.

The 'All the Lovers' hitmaker crafted a necklace from string and a blue topaz for boyfriend Andres Velencoso last year but now he has lost the chain, she plans to continue making more for him to wear when she is not around.

She said: "I wanted him to have something jewellery-ish but not ostentatious. I had some string and I plaited it into a web into which I put the stone.

"The stone was tiny and I knew it would be lost in the string and that was the beauty of it.

"He wore it for a while and the stone got lost. So that's the jewellery I got him. Something precious and something from the kitchen cupboard, knowing he would lose it. And that was the most beautiful part.

"I will make him another one. And perhaps I will tie it a little bit more securely. And each time I make one, I'll tie it more securely."

Kylie - who lives in London with the model - also spoke of how much she enjoys spending time in Andres' native Spain, but she is currently too busy with her working commitments to take a holiday.

She told Britain's Glamour magazine: "I love to be in Spain. I eat well, I sleep well, I relax. But I don't have time to do any of that right now."

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Dame Helen Mirren thinks her looks are "bloody irrelevant".

The 65-year-old actress - who is often highlighted as one of the most beautiful Hollywood actresses - is a "bit cross" so much is made of her looks because it means women feel pressured into always appearing their best.

Asked how it makes her feel to be a beauty role model in her 60s, she said: "A bit cross, actually. We have to let go of this c**p. It creates even more pressure on women, and I certainly don't want to be a part of that. I'm not beautiful; I clean up nice.

"Why don't we talk about the fact, for example, that I just did 'Arthur', and the cinematographer was a woman, the film operator was a woman, the whole camera team were women? That's where we should be putting our attention. The fact that I look good at the age I am is bloody irrelevant."

Despite being lauded as a beautiful star, the British Oscar-winner reveals her background did not indicate she would end up an actress.

She told the Hollywood Reporter: "My father was born in Russia and came to England when he was two years old. So in a sense, I grew up the daughter of an immigrant. My parents had a love of the arts, but they came from a lower-income background. My father was a taxicab driver in my early days.

"Around about 13 or 14, I decided that I wanted to be an actress. I knew I wanted to engage in the world of the imagination, but it was not economically feasible for me to study acting, so I went to a teachers' training college."