There is no such thing as "binary sexuality" Dame Helen Mirren has said, as she adds that trans women are women.

Dame Helen Mirren has said that she believes that everyone is a “wonderful mix of male and female”.

The Academy Award-winning actress said: “I came to the conclusion an awfully long time ago that there is black and there is white, and we’re all somewhere in the middle in a wonderful mix of male and female.

“There is no such thing as binary sexuality, when you’re male or female. I don’t believe that at all,” she told the RadioTimes.

The 74-year-old went on to say: “I think I was very lucky to be in my world, the world of acting and drama, because I think an awful lot of actors have male and female in them.

“A lot of great actors, great, masculine actors, are actually very feminine.

“Great heart-throbs have a very present feminine side to them.

“A lot of very strong female actors, have a very strong male side to them.”

When asked if she thought of herself in this way, Dame Helen responded that she did.

She said: “I hate talking about my feelings, I never want to go to the doctor and I’m a brilliant map reader. I have a lot of what people might call male qualities. But I certainly look like a woman.”