Helen Mirren On Honoring Adele With Special Award _ E! News
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00:00 Adele graces the cover of the Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment issue, and this morning
00:05 the superstar accepted the coveted Sherri Lansing Leadership Award at this year's gala.
00:10 I was there and spoke with Helen Mirren about Adele receiving this honor.
00:15 You're presenting to Adele.
00:16 Why is Adele so worthy of being honored today?
00:20 She's going to be one of those iconic artists who will be remembered for many, many, many
00:26 years.
00:28 So she is of the century in that sense, but also we're here to recognize her work as a
00:35 philanthropist and she's a quiet philanthropist.
00:39 She doesn't do it noisily or publicly.
00:44 She does it quietly and privately.
00:47 If someone other than Ralph gives me a reward, please make sure that Dame Helen Mirren is
00:53 honoring me.
00:54 Okay.
00:55 She's so classy.
00:56 It is fabulous.
00:57 They're wonderful.
00:58 And of course, Adele was also in attendance this morning.
01:00 And here's a little bit of our catch up.
01:03 I vividly have a memory of my first interview with you.
01:06 It was at the American Music Awards and you had just launched into superstardom.
01:11 And it was all these years ago.
01:13 How do you feel like you've grown and changed and handled what has become such an epic,
01:19 but very hardworking career?
01:22 Oh gosh.
01:24 I think everything has changed.
01:25 You know, I think my perspective, the way I think about certain things, the way that
01:30 I want to assert myself in my job and my career and the things that I want to do and the dreams
01:34 that I have.
01:37 But also at the same time, my family and my friends keep me grounded and that's remained
01:41 constant.
01:42 And for that, I'm the most grateful.
01:47 Dua also told us how touched she was by the impact of her hit, Dance the Night.
01:51 I think for me, just the response and the reaction from all the fans and the listeners
01:56 and people listening to Dance the Night throughout all of summer was really just like the most
02:02 wonderful surprise.
02:03 And I don't know, I feel so grateful to have been part of such an incredible movie.
02:07 I feel like it really captured the cultural zeitgeist.
02:09 I think the whole world went pink for a while.
02:12 I mean, why is her music so catchy?
02:15 I mean, I'm still listening to it nonstop.
02:17 I love it so much.
02:19 And finally this morning, I put Kerry Washington on the spot about a possible scandal reboot.
02:25 I don't know.
02:26 That is a Shonda Rhimes question.
02:28 If she wants to do it, I'm in.
02:30 As long as the cast is in, as long as Bellamy's there and Tony's there and Scott Foley's there,
02:35 as long as everybody's there, I'm there.
02:36 Do we have enough coats?
02:39 There's always more coats.
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