to think that Helena Bonham Carter is one of the most beautiful women in the world?

[Mintyy]

I mean, she is just bloody gorgeous, isn't she? Stunning.

I think she's incredibly beautiful.

She's in the Isabella Rossellini league of great classic beauties, IMO.

I think HBC is striking and theres something about her an inner attractiveness or something that shines through.

I'm having a massive mental block here...who's the other classic beauty who lives on a farm or something, and has all the animals and is v active in animal rights....arrrrgh! You know who I mean! Somebody??

Selena Scott? I think she lives on a farm and is into animal rights issues. Not an actor though.

Nooo, quite old. Old and famous. Umm, this is going to be really obvious when I finally remember it. Grrr.

Brigitte Bardot? She's an animal rights campaigner with a nasty right wing streak.

Bingo!! Thank you, squoosh!!

Her bone structure is incredible.

Didn't know about the right-wing streak, though - yikes. Gone off her now.

Yes, I think the young Brigitte Bardot leaves everyone else in the shade. She was SO beautiful.

Agreed - she was truly otherworldly.

BB was lovely but thought she relied a lot on her sexual image, false eyelashes, tonnes of dark eye makeup and long blonde hair. Wonder what she would have looked like without all that and short mousy hair.

Faye Dunnaway was stunning.

I don't think BB was all that, to be honest. Just big pouty lips and a beehive. A bit Barbie-ish IMO.

She is properly nastily right-wing these days. Her partner used to work for the Front National in France and she's a Marine le Pen supporter. Think she's said some horrible and inflammatory things about immigration/Islam too.

It's all very subjective, I'm amazed so many people think HBC is such a beauty. I've always thought of her as 'nice looking'.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a star today who can match Liz Taylor in her prime. And young Vivien Leigh was beyond beautiful.

Oh my word, have had to break off while reading the Tilda Swinton love up thread.
Tilda Swinton? I watched We Need To Talk About Kevin the other night and was continually struck by her striking resemblance to Charles Hawtrey.

True, it is extremely subjective!

Tilda Swinton is not remotely attractive, to my mind.

I think Tilda has something unique, a bit like Cate Blanchette who I think is stunning in a non Hollywood perfect way. Tilda looked amazing in Constantine.

My hierarchy of All Time Beauty (obvs, it's just my view)
None of them are beautiful without personality

Kristin Scott Thomas
Penelope Cruz
Juliette Binoche
Audrey H
Lauren B
Melanie Laurent (Actress in Inglourious Basterds, Gorgeous)
And All Hail those that don't get too much surgery, it is brave in that business….

I'm going to get laughed at, but you know who I think was gorgeous? Debbie Harry, back in her Blondie days. I saw the video clip for 'Heart of Glass' at the gym the other day, and was amazed by her...perfection.

Oh and Robin Wright (Penn)
Oh so beautiful

no Koala, she was perfect!

I imagine every boy/man fancied and fantasised about the lovely Debbie H. My brother had a huge crush on Kate Bush, got a bit of one myself tbh!

Me too, every man I know drools like a fool for Debbie Harry. She's a pretty safe beauty icon.

Interesting looking, but no not beautiful or stunning or even particularly striking.

She looks good in the studio photos people have posted, but I prefer to go by more candid 'out doing shopping' photos to judge a person's real beauty, not when the lighting and make up is perfect.

I like her tho, because I like bonkers people.

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