Cate Blanchett's Sons Belive She's Queen Elizabeth I

Wed, 24 October 2007 21:13:32 ET

Cate Blanchett's Sons Belive She's Queen Elizabeth I's sons think she's Queen Elizabeth I. The Australian actress - who wore a clingy, strapless, sequinned Vivienne Westwood dress and jacket for the premiere of '' in London's Leicester Square on Tuesday (23.10.07) - revealed her two boys, five-year-old Dashiell and three-year-old Roman, get confused by their mother's ever-changing film roles.

Cate told BANG Showbiz: "It's really difficult for them to differentiate between fantasy and reality, but I think that hopefully they are starting to learn that now."

The 38-year-old actress - who is married to playwright Andrew Upton � also admitted she found it intimidating reprising her role as the infamous British monarch, because she was following in the footsteps of actresses including Sarah Bernhardt and Dame .

Cate, who first played the historical character in 'Elizabeth', said: "There is a legacy of brilliant actresses who have played Elizabeth - Sarah Bernhardt, Bette Davis, Glenda Jackson, Helen Mirren to name just a few - so to be part of that legacy is just amazing. It's like the female screen version of Hamlet or something. You do have to rise up to the role - it was a complicated role and she was a very complicated woman, which is always a challenge."

Other stars to attend the glitzy premiere included , Richard E. Grant, and Cate's co-star Geoffrey Rush.


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