(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Halle Berry thinks Dame Helen Mirren is hot as hell.

The American actress is herself considered one of the sexiest Hollywood stars, celebrated for her voluptuous frame, notably in an iconic scene from the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, where she appears rising from the sea in an orange bikini.

Now Halle has gushed about the 65-year-old British star after seeing a picture of her in similar swimwear.

"I don't remember where I was, but I was somewhere, and somebody brought me a picture of Dame Helen Mirren in a bikini on the beach," she revealed at an event hosted by The Hollywood Reporter. [Shes] hot as hell.

Halle, 44, admitted she was aghast at first when looking at the image. But then she took a better look and was even more astonished at the figure of veteran star Helen. "And I was like, There's no way. I studied it. I stared at it, flipped it over, upside down, looked through it. I was like, Hold it a minute - how is that possible?! Halle added. (C) Cover Media