Dame Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy continued their show of friendship at BGC’s 9/11 charity event on Friday, the morning after their red carpet reunion.
On Friday morning, Tom, 48, and Dame Helen, 81, joined a host of celebrities on the trading floor at the BGC Group Charity Day in London, which is raising millions for good causes on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
The annual event is held in memory of the 658 BGC Group colleagues lost in the attacks and has raised more than $234 million for around 1,000 charities worldwide since it began.
Celebs including Dame Helen and Tom made phone calls and conducted real financial trades with clients on the trading floor at the company’s Canary Wharf offices, with 100% of the day’s global revenues donated to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and other charities.
Dame Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy continued their show of friendship at a charity event on Friday, the morning after their red carpet reunion raised eyebrows
The actress has been defending her MobLand co-star amid reports of major tension between him and production during filming for season two of the hit Paramount+ show
On Friday, Tom, 48, and Dame Helen, 81, were together again, posing for photos at the BGC Group Charity Day, which is raising millions for good causes on the 25th anniversary of 9/11
Dame Helen, who was raising money for Denville Hall, a specalised care home for retired actors and other members of the creative industries, shared another hug with Tom before getting to work.
Whilst Dame Helen looked smart in a black blazer, Tom stuck to his usual dressed down style in a green t-shirt as the pair took charge on the trading floor alongside other celebs including Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, comedian Leigh Francis and sports stars Karen Carney, Matt Dawson and Lord Ian Botham.
Just days after Dame Helen opened up about the on-set clash rumours with Tom the pair appeared to be getting on like a house on fire as they posed for snaps on the red carpet in London on Thursday.
But body language expert Judi James has explained that the pair look like they are engaging in ‘psychological warfare’, with their bizarre post-hug pose.
‘This looks like a very odd way to close down rumours of a rift on set,’ Judi explained.
‘Standing toe-to-toe, torso to torso and eyeball to eyeball means Tom and Helen’s after-hug pose resembles the kind of face-off heavyweight boxers perform as part of their psychological warfare, to intimidate their opponents before a big fight.’
Pointing out that Tom’s ‘gentleman’s hands’ placement ‘signals respect’ for Dame Helen by ‘using a light touch rather than any clutching,’ Judi added that Helen seems keen to end the embrace.
‘Helen’s arm hangs down at the side of her torso with no apparently instant desire to continue to reciprocate after their long but rather awkward hug.’
‘When the pair do hug they look over-careful and rather awkward in a partial crouch. Tom seems to be using the common actor’s device where his facial expression over Helen’s shoulder appears to tell a different story as they hug as he seems to be pulling a face rather than just sharing a loving smile.’
Reports of major tension between Tom and production during filming led to claims that the actor had departed the show after its second season.
The annual event is held in memory of the 658 BGC Group colleagues lost in the attacks and has raised more than $234 million for around 1,000 charities worldwide
Celebs including Dame Helen and Tom made phone calls and conducted real financial trades with clients on the trading floor at the company’s Canary Wharf offices
Dame Helen was raising money for Denville Hall, a specialised care home for retired actors and other members of the creative and performing industries
Leigh-Anne Pinnock, on behalf of Oasis UK, and Leigh Francis, on behalf of Body & Soul, also attended the BGC Group Charity Day
Karen Carney, on behalf of Action for Children, fielded calls, looking the part in a smart striped blazer
Jamie Carragher, on behalf of 23 Foundation, and Jeff Stelling, on behalf of DEBRA
Peta Todd and Sir Mark Cavendish, on behalf of Help For Heroes
Britain’s Got Talent star and social media star KSI, during the BGC annual charity day at their offices in Canary Wharf
Lord Ian Botham, on behalf of Working Options took a seat in the offices
Jamie Redknapp on the phone, during the BGC annual charity day
Amy Jackson Westwick, on behalf of Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook, on behalf of Martlets bucked the corporate dress code in a signature loud shirt
Michael was on double duty as he held up two phones at a time
Kate Garraway was also among celebrities helping out at the event
Amy Jackson also joined the star-studded group
However, it’s since been claimed that the actor and producers Jez Butterworth and David Glasser are working through their creative differences in time to start shooting series three.
Tom’s co-star Dame Helen recently jumped to his defence and said people should be ‘free to f*** up’.
The screen legend has repeatedly defended Tom, showing her support for her co-star via a ‘Love you now and always’ Instagram post and stating publicly she would work with him again in a ‘heartbeat’.
