'I was absolutely terrified': Naomie Harris opens up about meeting Winnie Mandela as she promotes film in tribal print miniskirt and sheer top
By FAY STRANG
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She has received rave reviews for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in her latest film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
But Naomie Harris has revealed she found the task ‘hugely intimidating’, particularly meeting the former wife of the late South African President for the first time.
Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show, which airs on Saturday evening, the 37-year-old said: ‘I was absolutely terrified about meeting her because I’d read so much about her. She’s such a formidable woman and I didn’t know how she was going to react to me.
Screen star: Naomie Harris appears on The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday evening
‘I didn’t know whether she was happy about me being cast or how she felt about herself being portrayed in the movie, but she was incredibly generous.’
But it seems her portrayal went down well as the actress told Jonathan: ‘I met her in South Africa again when we had the South African premiere and she was in the audience with her daughter and lots of the Mandela family.
‘She was actually crying and she said that was the first time she felt her story had been captured on film.’
Scared: Naomie spoke about the first time she met Winnie, who she plays in the film
Leggy: The actress showed off her legs in a tribal print miniskirt
Dressing to impress to talk about the film, in which she stars alongside Idris Elba, the British actress wore an tribal print miniskirt which showed off her long legs.
She teamed it with a sheer T-shirt that revealed her bra beneath, but making sure it wasn’t too racy she added a smart blazer.
Completing her TV look she wore her hair loose around her shoulders and a pair of stilettos.
Dynamic: The star had plenty to talk about during the interview including being part of Bond
Revelations: Naomie admits that she is a terrible driver and didn't do her own car stunts in Bond
Naomie, who is well known for her role in the James Bond film Skyfall, admitted that despite being involved in a big driving sequence in the movie, she wasn’t doing the driving; it was steered from on top of the car.
‘I’m actually a useless driver,’ she confessed to Jonathan. ‘Really bad. I’ve had six car accidents.’
She explained: ‘There was one when I was reversing and I hit my neighbour which was just really awkward because I lived there for another two years in that block of flats.’
Pleased: Naomie (pictured here in character alongside Idris Elba) said Winnie Mandela cried when she watched the film
The actress is joined on the show by Jennifer Saunders and Paddy McGuiness, while music is provided by Jamie Cullum.
The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday 4th January at 9.50pm on ITV.
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is out now.
Sofa time: (L-R) Jamie Cullum, Naomie Harris, Jonathan Ross, Jennifer Saunders and Paddy McGuinness
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