Cagney & Lacey Turns 25

The grande dames of the TV cop show, Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, better known as Cagney and Lacey, were reunited as the pair celebrated the ground-breaking show's 25th anniversary.

A star-studded party, attended by Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, was held at the Museum Of Television And Radio to promote a special anniversary DVD.

Both actresses picked up numerous Emmy awards for the controversial show, which tackled heavyweight issues like racism, date rape and alcoholism within a primetime slot.

Tyne, who played Mary Beth Lacey, said of the reunion: "I had promised (Sharon) there would come a day when we wouldn't be photographed together - lying through my teeth, but it still stands as a big deal in both of our careers... now that I'm older and wiser, I'm willing to accept that!"

The pair admit they never imagined the impact the series would have.

"If someone had came up to us and said 'how would you women like to become role models for the 80s?' - how fast we would have run in the opposite direction... I don't think we ever dreamed tonight would ever happen."

And Sharon joked that 25 years on - the show hasn't aged, but she has.

"People recognise my voice first now. They recognise my face, then go 'boy you've changed!'... I say 'yes... thank you'."

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The Queen Gets A Standing "O"

Dame Helen Mirren returned to England yesterday and received a standing ovation from the crowds at Heathrow Airport.

Mirren had just flew in from LA and was still clutching her best actress gong. She said: I’ve just had the most incredible welcome to my country. It’s very sweet.” One passenger said: “Everyone burst into spontaneous applause when she passed through. It was incredible and she looked really touched by it." Mirren spent twenty minutes signing autographs and posing for photos with fans whilst waiting for her luggage.

She also said she loved the photo of her eating a burger after her Oscars win, telling The Mirror: it’s a wonderful picture. I was so hungry at that point and just needed to eat something.”

Oh, the stars. They too love the burgers. Who'd have thought "the Queen" (Helen Mirren) was up for a bit of the ol' In-N-Out? In what seems to be a Hollywood tradition, there is a stand which is set up at the back of the Vanity Fair Oscar party for the stars to have their fill.

The "Queen" Wears CFM Shoes

Thursday night at the star-studded Miramax and Jo Malone party at the Sunset Tower, Oscar front-runner Helen Mirren took some fashion risk by rocking a pair of Lucite heeled platform "stripper shoes."

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