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This Article is From Jan 29, 2011

Helena Bonham Carter ignored by Colin Firth

London: She has won a Oscar nominationfor her role as Queen Mother Elizabeth in 'The King's Speech'but Helena Bonham Carter says that the film, is a "bromance"between Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.

The British actress said that the bonding betweenFirth, who plays stammering monarch George IV, and Rush whoplays his speech therapist Lionel Logue, was so strong thatshe was often left out, reported a website.

"Well, on the set it was really about the two boys,Colin and Geoffrey. As long as Geoffrey was there Colin didn'teven notice me, not until Geoffrey finally finished his scenesand went off. I said to Colin when he realised I was there,'Well, I have been playing your wife, love'," said the Britishactress.

The 44-year-old actress, who is the partner offilmmaker Tim Burton said that the period drama was a goodchange for her.

"But it is good for me to be seen as vaguely normal ina film instead of being dressed as a witch or some strangecharacter," she said.

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