Meryl Streep was once forced to sleep rough in a London park because she couldn’t afford anywhere to stay.

The Hollywood star came to the U.K. when she was a struggling actress in her twenties and earned her keep by busking for loose change.

Streep admits that some days she would not earn enough to pay for a hotel – and once had to spend the night in London’s Green Park.

She tells British magazine Closer, “On my very, very first trip to London, when I was 20, I went around busking to afford food and overnight accommodation. One night when I hadn’t earned enough, I actually slept in the open in Green Park, under a tree. The view was of the Ritz hotel and I vowed to myself that night that I was going to stay there one day – and I have!”

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Meryl Streep has ended an almost two-decade-long myth suggesting she angrily attacked Madonna after missing out on the lead in movie musical Evita, insisting she never said what was reported.

In a 1991 New York Times article, the Oscar winner allegedly savaged Madonna, stating she could “rip her throat out,” after the pop star landed Evita.
But Streep insists she would never have said such a thing.

She says, “That’s one of those things you can never erase from whatever it is, the Internet. Why would I say that? I was out of the running by the time they got the musical together.”

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Meryl Streep has hit out at male stars who have plastic surgery in a bid to retain their youthful looks – insisting they should give up and “embrace getting older”.

The 59-year-old claims she has always resisted the temptation to go under the knife, but is worried about the growing number of actors who are looking to surgeons for a helping hand with their appearance.

She says, “You’d be amazed how many men in the industry have gone down that road. I don’t get it. I think you have to embrace getting older and celebrate life.”

And Streep insists she is actually more secure in her work now that she is no longer considered a Hollywood beauty.

She adds, “The good thing about getting older is that when they do cast you it’s often something interesting – you’re no longer asked to be the beautiful leading lady. You’re allowed to do different things. I’ve had some very interesting parts over the past few years in films that examine all the idiosyncrasies people have.”

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Meryl Streep has denied rumors she used a body double in new movie Mamma Mia! – insisting she performed the “splits” for real.

In one scene the star is seen bouncing on a bed before flinging her legs out in midair to perform the notoriously tricky manoeuvre.
But Streep, 59, insists that she didn’t need any help.

She says, “They ask – was there a body double? Yeah, right! Or was it CGI? Of course! They grafted my face onto (Olympic gymnast) Olga Korbut’s body! I just did the splits on instinct. That’s what always happens with my acting.”

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I cannot wait to see this movie, you just don’t even know!

Here are Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye Smith, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Amanda Seyfiend and Colin Firth with mystery woman.

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Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren was only cast in a new epic movie because Meryl Streep turned down her part.

The star plays the wife of War And Peace author Leo Tolstoy in new movie The Last Station, but she wasn’t director Michael Hoffman’s first choice for the role.

But Mirren insists she is unfazed by the knowledge she failed to make the top of Hoffman’s wish list – and instead the knock back inspires her to work even harder to prove herself.

She says, “Michael, I know very well that you offered the part to Meryl Streep before me, but it just makes me want to work all the harder. It’s a really great role, and Meryl: I’m afraid you made a big mistake.”

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