Lily James has nothing but praise for her Cinderella co-star Helena Bonham Carter. Speaking while promoting the new Disney film, the 26-year-old said Helena was the perfect choice to play her fairy godmother.
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HELLO! Online have two exclusive videos of the stars discussing their hugely popular new film, along with a peek at the moment where Cinderella sees her glass slippers for the first time.
Helena Bonham Carter plays the fairy godmother in Cinderella
Downton Abbey star Lily takes the leading role of Ella in the live-action remake of the Disney classic, which topped the UK box office in its week of release. In her moment of need Ella meets her fairy godmother, played by Helena. The actress is disguised as an old beggar before transforming into the iconic character audiences know and love.
Despite admitting that taking on the role was "tricky" because everyone knows what a fairy godmother is, Helena revealed that she had fun with the idea "that she might be not a totally efficient fairy godmother".
Lily believes that the Harry Potter star is the best choice for the role, and said: "Helena is just wonderful and the perfect fairy godmother."
Lily James said Helena Bonham-Carter is perfect for the role
Meanwhile the film's director Kenneth Branagh said the character has "a fabulous dottiness".
"She is amused by how difficult it is or isn’t to make a pumpkin turn into a carriage or a lizard into a coachman, while she's in the middle of this rush to get Cinderella ready."
One of the film's most memorable moments includes Ella's transformation as she prepares to go to the ball, including stepping into her famous glass slippers.
The iconic scene leads the fairy godmother to proclaim "I'm rather good at shoes", while Ella expresses her shock at trading her ballet shoes for magical glass slippers.
Cinderella is showing at UK cinemas now.
