Helen Mirren has revealed that she hates carrying mountains of luggage from place to place so just buys new clothes whenever she arrives at a new destination - but she doesn’t like to spend a lot of money to do it.

She told Good Housekeeping magazine recently: “If I travel anywhere particularly cold or hot, I don’t take any clothes with me. At the airport I’ll ask the taxi driver to take me to the nearest charity shop where I’ll buy what I need for the trip.”

“When it’s time to come home, I take them back to the shop. That way I don’t have to haul luggage around with me and I get the pleasure of wearing a new outfit for only 50p!”

“Even though I’m now in a position to go shopping, I don’t indulge very often - it’s just not in my nature. I might buy a designer top but only if it’s discounted by 80 per cent. A 50 per cent reduction just isn’t enough.”