--- description: Although Helen Mirren is "not into the Kardashians," the septuagenarian revealed that she's grateful that Kim K has made curves popular title: Helen Mirren Thanks Kim Kardashian West: ‘You’re Allowed to Have a Butt Nowadays’ image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632eb0f4c8b4de60/698896ac428a9e3a39cd2ef4/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Helen Mirren Thanks Kim Kardashian West: ‘You’re Allowed to Have a Butt Nowadays’  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2016 9:34 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Helen Mirren attends the 14th Annual Stuttering Association For The Young Benefit Gala (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Helen Mirren attends the 14th Annual Stuttering Association For The Young Benefit Gala (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)Donna Ward—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2016 9:34 PM CUT [Dame Helen Mirren](http://time.com/4204117/budweiser-super-bowl-helen-mirren/ "undefined") does not keep up with the [Kardashians](http://time.com/4321724/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-pregnancy/ "undefined"), but she still finds that reality starlet [Kim Kardashian West can be a sizeable asset](http://time.com/4343649/kim-kardashian-kylie-jenner-tyga-blac-chyna/ "undefined"). In an interview with[ _The Telegraph_](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/people/dame-helen-mirren-i-love-no-longer-being-a-sex-symbol/ "undefined"), Mirren revealed that despite her boredom with the Kardashians’ reality show, she’s grateful that curves have become more readily embraced thanks to Kim’s notorious derriere. “I’m not into the Kardashians – it’s a phenomenon I just don’t find interesting, but – and this is the big word: B-U-T-T – it’s wonderful that you’re allowed to have a butt nowadays,” she said. “Thanks to Madame Kardashian, and before her, J. Lo. We’re also allowed to have thighs now, which is great too. It’s very positive.” The 70-year-old actress also shared that she’s happy that she’s no longer viewed as a “sex-symbol.” “There is good and bad in aging. I loved being young, but I’ve enjoyed every stage in different ways. I’m happy being in my 70s, and there will be another person in me at 80, hopefully, and I can’t wait to meet her,” the septuagenarian said. However, Mirren admitted that even at 70, she can still feel insecure about herself. “Sometimes you feel wonderful and – it’s the same whether you’re 13 or 26 or 86 – sometimes you feel insecure and frightened,” said Mirren. “That can change five or six times a day.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4359030/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian-curves-butt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4359030/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian-curves-butt/"},"headline":"Helen Mirren Thanks Kim Kardashian West: ‘You’re Allowed to Have a Butt Nowadays’","datePublished":"2016-06-06T21:34:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:01.628Z","description":"All hail the queen","url":"https://time.com/4359030/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian-curves-butt/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632eb0f4c8b4de60/698896ac428a9e3a39cd2ef4/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632eb0f4c8b4de60/698896ac428a9e3a39cd2ef4/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"14th Annual Stuttering Association For The Young Benefit Gala","caption":"14th Annual Stuttering Association For The Young Benefit Gala","creditText":"Donna Ward—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4359030/helen-mirren-kim-kardashian-curves-butt/","name":"Helen Mirren Thanks Kim Kardashian West: ‘You’re Allowed to Have a Butt Nowadays’"}}]}] ```