Helen Mirren is flattered you thought she was Keanu Reeves' girlfriend


Keanu Reeves, the internet's boyfriend, broke hearts around the world when he emerged holding hands with Alexandra Grant, his actual girlfriend. But despite the comments of a bunch of very confused people on the internet, Grant is not Dame Helen Mirren, the Oscar-winning star of cinema classics like The Queen and the eighth Fast & Furious movie, whom Grant sort of vaguely resembles.
Still, Mirren says she found the confusion "flattering," because come on, who hasn't fantasized about walking a red carpet hand-in-hand with Keanu Reeves? Read more at Page Six.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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