Helen Mirren is happily married to director Taylor Hackford, but she takes issue with fan “condescension” about their public appearances in relation to their ages.

“The hardest part is the condescension. It really annoys me,” Mirren, 80, told The Times of London in a profile published on Friday, August 22. “If my husband and I are holding hands, someone might say, ‘Oh, look. How sweet.’”

She added, “It’s like, excuse my language, ‘F*** off.’ There’s something very condescending about some people’s attitudes. I think they think they are being kind and generous, but they’re not. They’re being insulting.”

Mirren and Hackford, 80, have been married since 1997, splitting their time between respective homes in the British actress’ native England and Nevada. Mirren’s latest project, The Thursd

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