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