Dame Helen Mirren says she's loved spending so much time with her husband over the past year.
Silver screen and stage icon Helen and American director husband Taylor Hackford have always had to travel year round for work.
But as the pandemic hit the entertainment industry and travel both, Helen says they've suddenly found themselves having hours to spend together at their home in Lake Tahoe, California.
"My husband and I have been married for 30-something years, you know, a very long time," she told The Telegraph's Stella Magazine, "But in all that time because of the nature of both of our work we've always been looking at suitcases, at packing.
"The suitcases are always on the floor ready to be packed or unpacked. We have literally never spent this amount of time together.
"[The year] could have been disastrous but has actually been fantastic."
Helen added: "It's been really great to just sort of have what most people have. You know, normal, regular, repetitive lives, but comfortable lives.
"So it's been a wonderful way for the two of us to bond, in a weird way. I think it's been a very bonding experience."
And though Helen is enjoying her time with Taylor, her passion for the stage means she worries for London's globally renowned theatre scene.
But she's confident that it will bounce back once restrictions are lifted and venues can once again open their doors.
"It's the live performers, the ballet dancers, the singers – all of that world that is such a wonderful part of London has been so devastated," Helen lamented.
"But it will come back with a vengeance I believe. People will be so ready for it."
Meanwhile, last year she told the Mirror that at 75, she has no plans to receive cosmetic surgery to maintain her youthful looks.
"I'm old! And I look it. And that's just fine," she laughed.
