Helen Mirren: Catherine the Great star smoulders in suspenders in saucy fairground snaps

Dame Helen Mirren can be seen in a sexy set of lingerie reclining on a fairground ride in an unearthed set of pictures from a photoshoot back in 1975.

The 74-year-old English actress donned a lace-up basque and fishnet stocking for the black and white images, which were taken during her younger years.

The actress was portraying the role of a fairground stripper and completed her character’s look with patterned gloves, a bowler hat and a pair of strappy high heels.

Wearing dramatic make-up and her hair down in a wavy style, she posed up a storm with her legs in the air and a feather bower in her arms.

Earlier this week, Helen returned to our TV screens to take on another sexy role, that of Catherine the Great in the hotly anticipated Sky Atlantic show of the same name.

The saucy miniseries will focus on the powerful Empress of Russia and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin, played by Australian actor Jason Clarke, 50.

The four-part TV show will also see the 18th century monarch, who was very open about her affairs with men following the death of her husband, take on a series of lovers.

Racy scenes show the Oscar-winning actress getting steamy with several younger men in the period drama.

source: express.co.uk