Helen Mirren "so happy" she never had children

by CBB correspondent Joyce:

In a 60 Minutes sit-down interview earlier this month with Morley Safer, Oscar nominee Dame Helen Mirren, 61, says she doesn’t regret not having children because she didn’t want to be tied down to motherhood. The Best Actress frontrunner for The Queen answers quite emphatically when prompted with the question.

"No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I am so happy that I didn’t have children. Well, you know because I’ve had freedom. And I’ve so loved my freedom."

While she’s never had the desire to be a mother, Helen goes on to say that she loves children, especially those in her family, who are "the most important people in my life, without a doubt."

A video of the interview can be seen here.

Helen is married to American film director Taylor Hackford, 62. They celebrated their nine-year anniversary on New Year’s Eve, which is also Hackford’s .

Source: 60 Minutes