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Honor Blackman admits her assets were too big for early film roles

06-Feb-2007 • Actor News

Veteran actress Honor Blackman had problems securing a film part when she was younger - her breasts were considered too big. The glamorous actress, who played Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger and leather clad Cathy Gale in British TV show The Avengera, admits her "burgeoning bosom" was a curse not a blessing when she started out acting - reports Contact Music.

She recalls, "She (her agent) told me 'For Gods sake, do something about your titts! I was taken to the Queen's couturiers and two ladies measured me, supported me, pushed me, patted me and stroked me. "Eventually I emerged a wiser and somewhat firmer young woman."

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