Helena Bonham Carter Says She Spoke to Princess Margaret Via Psychic

The 53-year-old British star opened up to fans at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about her preparation, revealing that she even consulted a psychic to speak with the late royal.

“She said, apparently, she was glad it was me. My main thing when you play someone who is real, you kind of want their blessing because you have a responsibility," Carter said, via. “So I asked her: ‘Are you OK with me playing you?’ and she said: ‘You’re better than the other actress’ … that they were thinking of. They will not admit who it was. It was me and somebody else." star feel she was actually speaking with Margaret in the beyond.

“That made me think maybe she is here, because that is a classic Margaret thing to say. She was really good at complimenting you and putting you down at the same time," she said. “Then she said: ‘But you’re going to have to brush up and be more groomed and neater.’ Then she said: ‘Get the smoking right. I smoked in a very particular way. Remember that -- this is a big note -- the cigarette holder was as much a weapon for expression as it was for smoking.

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