United Kingdom, June 25 -- Dame Helen Mirren has advised the younger generation to avoid smoking, but insisted they shouldn't "live like a nun" either.

The 79-year-old actress is gearing up for her 80th birthday next month, and while she is against smoking, she also encouraged the youth of today to "do everything, but don't do too much of anything".

When issuing advice to youngsters, she told Grazia magazine: "Don't smoke, that's rule number one and do everything, but don't do too much of anything - that's a great way of looking at things, because it's important to take care of your health, but you also don't want to live like a nun."

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