(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Dame Helen Mirren has revealed that she washed Russell Brand down in a bath because it was his fantasy.

The fellow British actors are currently promoting a big screen version of Shakespeare play The Tempest and hit it off as friends on set.

The 65-year-old British actress, who is well aware of Russells prankster nature, said that it had been a dream of the 35-year-old comedian to be cleansed by her in a bath so she fulfilled his wish.

However, unbeknown to Helen, Russell took a photo of the event and it was then published online, which caused her some embarrassment.

"He had a fantasy about me washing him in the bath and he drops the soap, so I thought it would be fun to recreate it," Helen told talk show host Jay Leno.

"Russell being Russell took a picture on his phone and before long it was all over the internet."

Russells new wife Katy Perry has joked that Helen can happily take the livewire actor off her hands for a while, because the hyperactive celebrity can be quite a burden.

However, the singer admitted that she enjoyed her husbands excitable temperament, because it kept her on her toes.

"Actually I kind of don't mind that someone else takes some of the responsibility because it's a lot of work," Katy joked on the Ellen DeGeneres Show recently. "But handfuls are also a lot of fun. There's never a dull moment." (C) Cover Media