Helena Bonham Carter Spills The Tea To Stephen Colbert

After teaching our host the proper way to pour a cup of tea, the star of Netflix's "The Crown" indulges Stephen's request for gossip and spills a bit of tea on her fellow actors Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Rihanna, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe and Sacha Baron Cohen. #Colbert #LSSC #TheCrown
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[@Volvican]

I feel like Helena achieved "no F's to give" much earlier in life than most do. So fun.

[@Steven-fy3wj]

I feel she didn't even show up for the interview, many people show just as many Fs falling asleep on their keyboard and don't project it as an image afterwards

[@eastvandb]

@@Steven-fy3wj She carries it off, though. Either we enjoy it or we turn off. I can't help but enjoy it.

[@aquariushearts]

Yes I love how aloof and unaffected she is

[@curuvari2247]

@@aquariushearts She said in an earlier bit that she's jetlagged and tired.

[@Insectoid_]

She’s gorgeous ❤️

[@bellablue6313]

Helena: hold my tea Daniel: I'm Daniel Radcliffe Helena: okay Daniel Radcliffe, hold my tea

[@Milichay]

And he did it!

[@GalapagosPete]

Milichay I would hold absolutely anything of hers that she would let me hold.

[@moldygoldy1772]

...... what is that from?

[@Sammy200655294]

"but I am the chosen one"...

[@shawn.spencer]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sarahohana6447]

Her description of Brad Pitt is beautiful : "He looked as if he swallowed the sun".

[@ksu2217]

I cant understand why Maleficent left him. Too bright for her

[@leavingitblank9363]

I think Gwyneth Paltrow once described him (long ago, pre-drama) as "sunshine".

[@iluvhopndballet]

@@ksu2217 Wasn't addiction the reason or am I mistaken? No matter how bright someone is, addiction switches that right off.

[@MTMF.london]

Yup, that man radiates heat.

[@IsaiahWong8]

keith suriani Because you can’t stop the girl

[@pratikbrahma8709]

She probably the most underrated actress of today. She's so talented, yet actresses way less talented than her are getting so much more praise. She's extraordinary.

[@nickdouglas736]

No she's not. She's a commander of the British Empire and I'm pretty sure she doesn't give a rats ass about fame.

[@brockalbert5111]

Underrated? What is she rated, and what should she be rated? Everyone loves her. It's like saying pizza is underrated. Just because she chooses to stay out of the public eye, doesn't mean she's underrated. Her rating is whatever you choose it to be.

[@andrewtucker94]

I mean, who criticises her? Perhaps you mean she should be in the spotlight more. I don't think people fail to rate her talent.

[@crackshipsarelife]

Brock Albert I think she/he meant about the reporters and awards. There are celebs who already won 3 GG but they inky truly deserved one. Also, mostly of the time the articles referred to her as “Tim Burton’s girlfriend” , when they split up as “Tim Burton’s ex”

[@SamuelBoy1991]

Agreed

[@41tinman41]

Having Harry Potter carry your drinks around for you after killing his uncle? That's some serious power play.

[@rosyellis14]

Sirius power play*

[@dressasays13]

Not uncle, godfather.

[@Olivia-tm3ii]

It’s godfather

[@callmemax]

You missed the perfect chance for a pun! Sirius power play.

[@meganswistak1144]

​@@dressasays13 You;re not wrong BUT thanks to Pureblood inbreeding they are likely distant cousins, especially factoring in that Dorea Black married Charlus Potter

[@usa_first23]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that she killed Sirius Black

[@telectronix1368]

Weellllllll, really he fell through an archway.

[@royalpeasant4196]

He had it coming. He was a disgrace to the noble house of Black.

[@gefernandes8194]

Well he taunted her ... And well she taught him a lesson 😛

[@Gauss6174]

Holy shit she played that witch....mind blown

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

Can you not ruin the video I was enjoying myself

[@kerstinthomas3193]

I freaking love her she’s not even worried about them coming for her

[@romangysse3690]

Yeah, you can't find a single American actor who would take that risk but Helena just doesn't care, it's wonderful to see !

[@kaylahendrickson816]

Well it's not like she's saying particularly nasty things . . . the worst things she said were "he talks too much" (which presumably Colin Firth would already know) and "he's an attention-seeker/has emotional issues" (which SBC and everyone else already knows). Most of what she said was compliments.

[@Steven-fy3wj]

Who's then? No one's coming after her, poor host was just trying to put something interesting on his show, pretty sure he was hoping she was more crazy and less boring as fuck.

[@Steven-fy3wj]

@JDMime Tell me one thing she said that a display model speak'n'spell didn't say better

[@emilyshi2825]

Steven pghiii

[@murphln]

I have never seen Helena laugh or smile as much as in this interview. She must have a soft spot for Stephen. She also exudes the British aristocratic "practiced nonchalance" extremely well.

[@Natasha-kc6ol]

watch her on Graham Norton

[@EK-cr5ht]

I think she seemed very tired this day. She mentioned being jet lagged a couple of times, she just seemed a bit flat to me. But I lovelovelove her. I would so love to be a fly on the wall at her home, with Tim Burton, just watching them have breakfast or something and listening to them talk.

[@MG-et7qw]

@@EK-cr5ht they split up in 2014

[@lar9299]

and yet, she also seems so down to earth.

[@mlouise9861]

Love your picture of Stevie

[@shahbanomalik7802]

I would never have expected Colin Firth to be the chatty one.

[@AkiraChan24]

Same! Makes you wonder what other deceptions he's running on-screen xD

[@jjknight636]

I can be very shy in public, and I've always been discreet in my family of 6 children... So I was pretty shocked to learn that my friends thought I was very talkative !! Reserved people are the chattiest ...

[@007Julie]

Just Benedict Cumberbatch, both incredibly smart people and chatty, perfect combination.

[@hieronymusboschful]

Shahbano Malik me neither!

[@defaultc00kies63]

I'm very surprised as well, he never came across as the type with other people. Maybe he just liked her and wanted her attention.

[@hogey74]

I just imagined her playing a female Jack Sparrow.

[@rosyellis14]

Omg

[@matthewk2175]

John Hogan I am *SO HERE FOR THIS*

[@johannesaid244]

Omg! That would have been a total freaking awesome

[@misss.7863]

She's good friends with Johnny Depp, too.

[@runninginsept]

She would absolutely make a great lead for a spiritual successor to the pirates series 👍🏼

[@bethanykindsvogel6543]

it's okay Helena we all forgot Rihanna sings too :,(

[@LakiLeGarcon]

Haha, nice one. But also sad. ;(

[@Ellieee1117]

@@LakiLeGarcon why?

[@MsLeticiaCristine]

She forgot too

[@wonderlandian8465]

@@Ellieee1117 She hasn't put out music in forever

[@conserztasfia0078]

Ngl But it took me years to realize she is a singer lol I always thought she is some kind of model actress or something This is why i never remember that she is a singer

[@Mod0308]

I wonder if she realizes what a goddess she is? Absolutely love her genius.

[@PrawilnaMordka]

I worship her too♥️😉

[@TPRM1]

She’s one of those old souls, that has had that “I’m in my 90s I don’t give a fuck” attitude since at least her mid-20s.

[@itisameta]

Bloody brilliant actress. there's this air of unpredictability around her that I love!

[@rubyjames3105]

well said

[@meshzy13]

Gemini

[@LangKuoch]

chaotic good

[@dinienazurah2692]

i lovee how other celebrity were like chatty and hyperactive during interviews but helena just like really chills and laid back

[@aiai-j7i]

Her and Adam Driver

[@chantalbellmont6937]

To be fair, she was exhausted from jet lag

[@MTMF.london]

@M99980 She comes from very grand families - on both sides.

[@frankparent463]

"in a non-dailymail dangerous way" yo! That was clever!

[@giorgosvarvi697]

She has that weird but unbelievable sexiness in everything she does/says. Absolutely wonderful actress too!

[@alexanderthegreat7213]

gemini

[@quileute88]

She did not like that tea.

[@imskyrcheez]

She wanted alcohol

[@starlitshadows]

Stephen stopped pouring the water before she asked him to. She must not like much milk in her tea. Lol

[@KN-wl4vv]

She didn't take a single sip of it until the very end, then she seems to do a little cough as she swallows it. As an American, I'd hate to watch a Brit drink tea I'd made for them.

[@81caasi]

Colbert poured too much milk in her tea.

[@villanessa]

Because we don't know tea lol

[@backyardprovence]

Helena's interviews makes you feel like your just hanging out in the living room with your friend.

[@missybarbour6885]

I've also seen pics of Daniel holding Maggie Smith's umbrella for her. Did every adult on Harry Potter just treat the star like a stage hand?

[@seraby7151]

Lol I think Daniel Radcliffe is just super nice.

[@MTMF.london]

May be he's just a thoroughly well-mannered person. They are old enough to be his Mom (HBC) and Grandmother (MS), so he goes around doing things for them while on set.

[@lujorom9172]

Missy Barbour back then they were bigger stars than him

[@valerierules12]

@@lujorom9172 i mean no offense to him but they still are

[@maneesharawat1766]

It's depend on the thinking of people. I found it a nice gesture towards a senior.

[@alexandrrauzer4969]

She spilled more guts with tea than Corden with his spill the guts bit in all of its episodes

[@phoebefernando4091]

(About Rihanna) “She sings as well!” “Oh right, I forgot about that” The people have spoken, we need that new album queen

[@bisma16]

the way she went, *'AWWW'* at Daniel's name. 😍😂😂

[@lar9299]

The Radcliffe....... swoon

[@cherylsibson8457]

Helena knows how to "spill the tea nicely"

[@e.k.5145]

well that was unexpected lol she's so unapologetic i love it

[@lindas.martin2806]

She is great, authentic, always looks a little messy in real life, like real people are, transforms to what her characters are marvelously, could listen to her for hours, Bring her back.

[@Bethenough]

I LOVE that there was no mention of Burton or Depp in this interview. ❤️ She is so much more than that genre.

[@lucialu833]

Burton and Depp are everything! Burton movies made her recognisable everywhere.

[@Bethenough]

Lucia Lu I just like her for other roles, so this interview was refreshing to me. I definitely feel nostalgia for a couple Tim Burton films from my childhood, but don’t consider him everything. Just a personal preference. Your opinion is definitely a much more popular one than mine 😂 and why we don’t often see her mentioned without also crediting her ex.

[@lucialu833]

@@Bethenough :I understand you but I dont see nothing wrong in crediting her ex-husbant cause they are both very very talented people. And they made my childhood more beautiful ☺️

[@rinazm8856]

No mention of Kenneth Branagh, either, who supposedly left Emma Thompson to be with Bonham Carter. But that trio have all forgiven each other and Thompson and Bonham Carter are friends now.

[@itscharlotteweller]

Bc Depp is a woman beater and Tim is her divorced husband lol she ain’t got time talking about those shits

[@smartalec1991]

What a wonderful human being. I absolutely love her personality and sense of humour.

[@Sophie.S..]

I saw her in A Room with a View, which I think was one of her first films - she was beyond beautiful then - still beautiful now.

[@cartoonjohn]

No question about Johnny Depp? Considering she's been in several thousand movies with him I'm surprised.

[@vespertinnee]

we don't talk about #metoo related people anymore sweety, get with the times

[@telectronix1368]

Would "crazy story about Johnny Depp" really be news?

[@akat3628]

@@telectronix1368 That's what I was thinking- I tend to think of spilling the tea to mean it would be telling us something surprising and there's nothing that would surprise me about Johnny lol.

[@akat3628]

@@vespertinnee Johnny's not associated with sexual harassment or sexual abuse which is what the metoo movement is about.

[@axeavier]

@@akat3628 google Depp beating wife

[@sohandesai4055]

3:41- She spills the tea. Literally.

[@EstherJessica]

I'm disappointed this wasn't commented about as much! 😅

[@marciamcdevitt964]

Sacha Baron-Cohen has emotional issues... 🤣🤣🤣

[@Evelina_412]

@@z3daniel It's fascinating how men just cannot disagree with a woman without insulting them. They start out with a reasonable argument, but then that last bit of "what an ugly slut haha" just slips out.

[@Stale_Cupcakes]

@@Evelina_412 Agreed. Very sad

[@ellademore1506]

Bradford Crane not to skim over the blatant sexism in this, but I’d like to let you know that 19th century and Victorian are synonymous, so your claim is not only a bit redundant, but also overkilled. She said one thing that you found to be rude (though it wasn’t perceived that way by most), and you responded with a string of bizarre and irrelevant insults. It should be that everyone finds that kind of base slander repulsive, but unfortunately, too many men like yourself have the cognitive abilities of swine.

[@naomiotten1605]

@@z3daniel well she was joking, but i'm not..... YOU HAVE SERIOUS EMOTIONAL ISSUES DUDE.

[@Darkmountaindweller]

Daniel Radcliff being her footman is hilarious 😂🤣

[@lar9299]

and after she killed his only remaining family. Oh, the audacity. How dare she?

[@NJB1920]

Helena bonham Carter is just amazing actress. And so hilarious. Since the first time when I saw her on Harry Potter I fall in love with her. She was so amazing in Harry Potter her performance was just brilliant and it's still is she was great on the crown she crushed it.

[@DandMProduction]

The Crown is a work of art...writing, acting, directing is superb! Can't get enough of that show...👍👏👑

[@CalixSteez]

I’ve always had the hugest crush on her.

[@horaciocapanelli-soto4710]

“He looks as he swallowed the Sun” What a great compliment.

[@aaronjames5276]

She's absolutely adorable and hilarious too. I can't get enough of her. And what an actress. She's given some incredibly memorable performances.

[@linettelow]

I love her, she's delightful even with jet lag :) The way she described Brad Pitt was inspiring: He looks as if he swallowed the Sun, he's just such a good thing on the exterior & the interior. #LovelyBeing she is.

[@21sashalee]

This was such a fun Segment. She's the perfect guest for it lol

[@lazaromurad322]

i have an uncle who is in the movie business and has worked with Brad Pitt as well and he said basically the same that he vas very polite, and very kind, I was shocked almost and then as the years go by I understand he was right and good for Brad I love when a big celebrity is humble and kind with the people who he works with and his fans

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

0:27 I love how the tea is infront of her but she goes for the coffee in the blue mug 😂😂such a legend omg😂

[@Leeohlin89]

Goodness she’s such a delightful soul, never seen her in an interview but really glad she came here. Stephen has a way On bringing out the cool, calm collected side of people in his late night talks. Superb interview!

[@leahtreck1083]

I really enjoy her on and off stage. It seems when mentioning her movie credits, it’s never mentioned that she played the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. She was absolutely fantastic; such great character acting❤️.

[@kristintrisha2616]

Helena oozes poise and gives absolutely no f**ks. Love it! 🙌🏻

[@kristiLB93]

Always loved her as an actress-Brilliant! And she seems like she would be such an interesting person to talk to.

[@michelekett8450]

She is an individual, gorgeous actress free of pretence, and so much fun.

[@yasminmunster2976]

the fact that she still sit’s Like That

[@alisky8551]

I didn't think I could love her more. I was wrong.

[@clarelubich]

Pure Class!! A total sense of Self!!! Love love love her!

[@prateekmeena1992]

Other actors describing Brad Pitt : Beautiful , Handsome , Good actor , Talented , etc. Helena Bonham Carter : *"LOoKs LiKe hE SwALLoWeD ThE SuN"*

[@semagon1117]

Howard’s end🏠loved that movie

[@freyaivy8636]

The tea he gave Helena obviously wasn't good, she's not drinking from that cup at all!

[@curuvari2247]

Way too much milk.

[@baxterandcotton]

@@curuvari2247 kinda her fault for asking for milk first, milk always goes second so you can more accurately gauge how much you've diluted the tea.

[@neskire]

Putting milk in first comes from the time when cheap china cups would crack when pouring tea first. The milk reduced the shock from the hot tea. It isn’t necessary to do that with today’s better made cups. But the tradition continues.

[@curuvari2247]

@@neskire Okay, I'm so *here* for this kind of extra information. Thank you for sharing that knowledge!

[@arinestlebaum8564]

COLBERT: Can we talk about Johnny De-- HBC: AVADA KEDAVRA

[@angelhelen84]

I know what she thinks of Johnny Depp because I know someone who knows her and she said he was 'divine'.....direct quote.

[@Evan.Arapis]

These interviews are always staged or scripted, private conversations are the real thing..

[@Ellieee1117]

Are they still friend?

[@UXGillespie]

0:26 You clever girl, you drank his coffee while he wasn't looking.

[@dwalker1974]

Helena on Olivia Colman: "There's nobody like her"

[@MTMF.london]

It's actually funny because most Brits know that phrase is double edged.

[@lindseybailes2706]

I love her being honest and giving the tea.

[@chloehung3680]

She is so chill I love her!

[@thingsretiredpeopledo3060]

Seriously thought, when flipping through Netflix and saw Ms. Carter featured, that they had somehow made another version of The Crown, then realised she had just switched roles. Love this lady!

[@livl5168]

Hahahahhaha Colin talking a lot is a blessing his voice is so great

[@supermangorilla6004]

She literally spilled the tea at the end 😂🤣💀 3:41

[@Lia-A-Eastwood]

3:41 She's literally spilling the tea. I love her. She's real real.

[@SimmingJustin]

Stephen’s “hello” had me wrecked! Lol

[@missthreet]

she's so enjoyable to watch, both on and off screen

[@PrinceBizzle]

*sips tea* Stephen: "ok, how about Helena Bowman Carter"? Me: "she always has to have the last word" Helena: 💀💀💀

[@treehousekohtao]

She'd be more angry that you got her name wrong

[@khadijagwen]

I enjoyed her very much in "A Room With A View".

[@Ex0dus111]

Wow! What a great interview. All I can say, she is a star.

[@dcinrb8538]

Amazing actress. Can you just imagine her at a HOA meeting? Daily life could not constrain her magnificence. ♥️

[@tauseefasad]

That's the most clearest version of British accent I've heard in a long time.

[@karmagirl314]

That last "Hello" really got me cracking up at my desk.

[@samanthsyu6938]

And THIS is one of the reasons I love this lady!

[@eileenryan7132]

Love her look, she always looks so Boho. 👗👡👒👜

[@WhisperingIntoTheVoid]

Boho meets goth. She is amazing.

[@patricuahernandez1436]

She and other of the cast members are the reason I saw the crown and I’m patiently waiting for #5 time to binge watch

[@Rayzersword]

I always suspected Brad Pitt is a good person he just radiates an air of nice guy haha

[@Mubashir_AK]

I hate that it's so hard not to like someone who was Bellatrix.

[@lar9299]

that is why movie Bellatrix is the only villain you hate to love

[@elladavies877]

Well she's played the ex queen, the mother of the current queen and the sister of the current queen 😂 I say we just induct her into the real royal family

[@sinthiafs]

She's fantastic! She's one of those actresses that gives credibility to a production. When I see her name in it I already know it's gonna be worth watching.

[@exdoode]

Her comments about Sacha... spot on!

[@rodkvic9513]

*"Get the goss"* *"Grease me"* Lmao these sounds so much better than "spill the tea" 🤣🤣

[@shadowseer07]

I love her so much.😭

[@Alia-bc3rc]

Daniel Radcliffe hold the tea and coffee for her?? POTTER YOU TRAITOR

[@lisadee4490]

he talks too much 😂😂😂😂

[@moonnugget4598]

😆🙌🏾 I LOVE this woman. And tea well spilt! lol

[@mickyblessy]

*She's unapologetically real* HBC ❤

[@brewwithgemini7358]

I love her! Such a talented woman, with a lovely yet bohemian nature. 💕

[@Zenobiadream]

OMG she is hilarious!! So real and relaxed.

[@chrisferdidu]

"She will not be answering any questions about Johnny" Show Producer: oookkkk......

[@katharinabruns9480]

I loved her in the Crown and The Wings of the Dove.

[@luisfedericosala1354]

I am a fan of Helena after the first time I saw her interpretation of Lady Jane. She was in her prime 🌷🌹🍀🌺❤️

[@lujorom9172]

This was more spilt tea than I was expecting

[@wilmafistfit4788]

I have a tear duct like her lol I cry so easily

[@renagadeluke]

The way she didn't touch the tea until absolutely necessary!

[@SonjaDawn]

That was delightful!

[@charlie5115]

"He has emotional issues.." Well damn 😳🍵

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

She did not even try that tea hahahaha

[@RedHandedKojak]

In a non daily mail dangerous way 😂❤

[@cthulpiss]

She DID spilled the tea in the end (watch closely after last sip)

[@jetzelmarr8579]

She's so Cool! I adore her!

[@jf8808]

I adore her!

[@ckbear888]

I just wanted her to drink that damn tea!

[@brownknight]

@wattlesong Watch the other video. She oversaw making the tea.

[@starlitshadows]

@wattlesong She asked for milk first to Stephen's suprise. And I don't know anyone who pours milk first unless its coffee so surely it can't be as pervasive a practice as you make it to be. Lol

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@starlitshadows With antique china, the milk first prevents the hot tea from accidentally shattering the cup... Also, it makes it so that you don't really need to stir the milk into the tea, the... I dont know...momentum? lol of the tea going into the milk combines it.

[@starlitshadows]

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 yeah, I get that with antique china. And I do that with my coffee because like you said it mixes better. But he was saying it was because of American tradition when she asked for milk first and she's British. Loose tea it makes sense, tea bags not as much because the cold milk will reduce the steeping process.

[@TheBarber5550]

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 The tea acts as an agitator when being poured into the milk. The act of pouring the tea mixes the two liquids. If that's what you're trying to say.

[@TrishhYoungg]

BEST INTERVIEW EVER!