Helena Bonham Carter: Harry Potter was good therapy

Actress Helena Bonham Carter is looking for another outlet for her worries and woes following the end of her Harry Potter adventures. The wife of Hollywood director Tim Burton is about to be seen as Bellatrix Lestrange in the final Potter movie blockbuster but she’s already missing her magical role.

“She’s been really good therapy to do,” says Helena of her character.

“I get to scream a lot, she’s very physical, very expressed, she’s a big character to play. She’s totally unsubtle. I’ll never get that full body workout screaming therapy thing.”

Helena recently insisted she won’t have Botox.

“I can still move all my face muscles,” she said.

“Age is underrated, I think what’s ­happening is that directors and the studios want actresses who have natural looks, who haven’t had any work done.

“I know some actresses who have had bits of work done and it’s so good you can’t tell.

“The problem is that now the high-definition camera can tell, so it’s best to leave your face alone. Look at Judi Dench. She’s beautiful. Talk about her face being her fortune! She never stops working. That’s what I want for me.

“You have two choices. You can have the work done and look weirder. Or have nothing done and look older.

“I think the only way I’ll continue to get work is if I don’t get anything done.

“But there’s beauty in an older woman. The lines represent something. I couldn’t have played the Queen Mother if I hadn’t been able to move my face.”

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