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Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh at Home: The Domestic World of the '50s It Couple in 15 Photos
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Perth Now
26-05-2025
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Rosamund Pike punched by mugger
Rosamund Pike was punched in her face by a mugger who stole her phone. The 'Gone Girl' star was targeted by a thief on a bicycle during a "horrible" incident in London back in 2006 revealing the mugger hit her in the face and made off with her device. She had been talking to her mother on the phone at the time and Rosamund admits it was terrifying for them both. During an appearance on Magic Radio, she explained: "I was on the phone to my mother – on a mobile phone walking along a road – and I was mugged. "The phone was snatched so all she heard was me scream and a thud and the phone went dead." Rosamund walked to a nearby pub where she was meeting friends and she was able to call her mother to tell her she was alright. She added: "I just walked to the pub and called her there when I met my friends. For her, it was probably a pretty horrible 15 minutes." The actress explained the mugger was "some kid on a bicycle" who had smacked her in the face, adding: "[They] punched me down the side of my cheek and snatched my phone out of my hand." It comes after Rosamund opened up about being was asked to strip to her underwear during her 'James Bond' audition. The Hollywood actress - who played Miranda Frost opposite Pierce Brosnan in 2002 movie 'Die Another Day' - insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn't willing to do so before she'd landed the role. She told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: "In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear. "And I thought, 'Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now'." She recalled refusing the request, and added: 'I don't know what possessed me." The following year, Rosamund was cast in a production of 'Hitchcock Blonde', which required her to walk across the stage in the nude. She said: "There was a moment of, 'F***, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.' "I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, 'Are you aware of this?' ' She insisted the meeting wasn't necessary as the director "knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play".
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Rosamund Pike reveals she refused to strip to her underwear during her audition for James Bond film Die Another Day after receiving the shock request from producers
Rosamund Pike was asked to strip to her underwear during her James Bond audition. The Hollywood actress - who played Miranda Frost opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 2002 movie Die Another Day - insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn't willing to do so before she'd landed the role. She told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: 'In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear. 'And I thought, ''Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now.''' She recalled refusing the request, and added: 'I don't know what possessed me.' The following year, Rosamund, 46, was cast in a production of Hitchcock Blonde which required her to walk across the stage in the nude. The Hollywood actress (pictured last month) insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn't willing to do so before she'd landed the role She said: 'There was a moment of, ''F***, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.'' 'I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, ''Are you aware of this?''' She insisted the meeting wasn't necessary as the director 'knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play'. Rosamund went onto admit she didn't feel like she could turn down that particular scene, although she did make a request for a different moment in the play. She explained: 'After killing her husband, my character brings his body in and she's meant to be naked. 'I requested a dressing gown, which I got. I've usually spent my career being more clothed than was initially on the page.' Last month, Rosamund revealed she was worried about her nipple tape injuring co-star Pierce while they filmed a love scene for 'Die Another Day'. She told David Tennant Does A Podcast With: 'We have this clinch, and then we separate, and I look at this body tape and the nipple covers and they're covered in hair. And I think, 'Oh my God, I'm waxing Pierce's chest'. 'I was so mortified. I thought, 'Oh my God, he's so brave, and I'm pulling off his chest hair with every embrace.' 'And of course, it took a couple of takes to realise it was not him. It was the fake fur of the rugs adorning the swan bed. I literally thought I was waxing the poor man's chest.' The Saltburn actress' appearance comes after she opened up about overcoming self-judgment, the power of storytelling and even her romantic side as she graced the latest cover issue. Rosamund - who played iconic personalities as physicist Marie Curie and journalist Marie Colvin - detailed the often 'traumatic' process of playing real life character. 'I've played a lot of real people, and that can be traumatic – going deep into someone's soul to try and portray them honestly and live their life more than your own,' she said. 'I need to step away from the cauldron, as it were. I need to go back to reality.' Flaunting an array of impressive biopic roles throughout the years, the English star said about balancing a hectic schedule: 'I'm longing for time to be idle at the moment.' Yet, the Golden Globe winner admitted she is keen to shift into comedy, adding: 'I'm so romantic. 'I'm excitable, and I love to laugh, but I convince in the dramatic, serious roles. People don't see the girlishness in me.'
Buzz Feed
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Rosamund Pike Refused To Strip To Underwear In Bond Audition
Rosamund Pike was just 23 years old when she broke into the mainstream after landing the role of Bond girl Miranda Frost in the 2002 movie Die Another Day. And the star, now 46, revealed in a new interview that despite being an unknown actor at the time, she was cast in the iconic role after refusing to strip off during her audition. Reflecting on her early career in a profile for Harper's Bazaar, Rosamund said that casting agents asked her to 'unzip and drop' her dress so that she would be standing in front of them in just her underwear. Even though she was only 21 years old at the time of the audition — and a total newcomer — she did not bow to the pressure, and told the agents that she'd only be stripping to her underwear for them if she got the role. 'In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear,' Rosamund told the publication. 'And I thought: 'Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now.'' 'I don't know what possessed me,' she added of her refusal, but this no-nonsense attitude clearly convinced the powers that be that Rosamund was right for the role. Thankfully, Rosamund's experience on the Die Another Day set was much more above board than the audition requests, with the star saying in 2018 that she felt completely comfortable throughout filming thanks to the movie's producer, Barbara Broccoli. Speaking on Audible Sessions, the star shared: 'I look back over my experience on the Bond film and think, my goodness [the producer] Barbara Broccoli was way ahead of all this #MeToo movement. There wasn't an ounce of feeling uncomfortable while I was on that set." And Rosamund actually ended up making a habit out of putting her foot down when it comes to gratuitous nudity, with the star getting a nude scene scrapped from a play shortly after her Bond role. Rosamund appeared in Hitchcock Blonde in London in 2003, and there was a moment in the script where she had to walk across the stage completely naked. 'There was a moment of: 'Fuck, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.' I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, 'Are you aware of this?'' she shared. 'They knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play.' However, Rosamund ended up explaining to the director that she didn't think the nudity was necessary — and they ultimately agreed to her changes. 'After killing her husband, my character brings his body in and she's meant to be naked. I requested a dressing gown, which I got,' she said, before quipping: 'I've usually spent my career being more clothed than was initially on the page.' What do you make of Rosamund's Bond audition? Let me know in the comments below!
Perth Now
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rosamund Pike 'asked to strip to underwear' for James Bond audition
Rosamund Pike was asked to strip to her underwear during her 'James Bond' audition. The Hollywood actress - who played Miranda Frost opposite Pierce Brosnan in 2002 movie 'Die Another Day' - insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn't willing to do so before she'd landed the role. She told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: "In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear. "And I thought, 'Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now.' She recalled refusing the request, and added: 'I don't know what possessed me." The following year, Rosamund was cast in a production of 'Hitchcock Blonde', which required her to walk across the stage in the nude. She said: "There was a moment of, 'F***, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.' "I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, 'Are you aware of this?' ' She insisted the meeting wasn't necessary as the director "knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play". She didn't feel like she could turn down that particular scene, although she did make a request for a different moment in the play. She explained: 'After killing her husband, my character brings his body in and she's meant to be naked. "I requested a dressing gown, which I got. I've usually spent my career being more clothed than was initially on the page.' Last month, Rosamund revealed she was worried about her nipple tape injuring co-star Pierce while they filmed a love scene for 'Die Another Day'. She told 'David Tennant Does A Podcast With': "We have this clinch, and then we separate, and I look at this body tape and the nipple covers and they're covered in hair. And I think, 'Oh my God, I'm waxing Pierce's chest'. 'I was so mortified. I thought, 'Oh my God, he's so brave, and I'm pulling off his chest hair with every embrace.' 'And of course, it took a couple of takes to realise it was not him. It was the fake fur of the rugs adorning the swan bed. I literally thought I was waxing the poor man's chest.'
