United Kingdom, Aug. 13 -- Dame Helen Mirren says tomatoes are bisexual.

The 80-year-old actress made the claim to chat show host Jimmy Fallon as he prepared some fresh salsa for Mirren and her Thursday Murder Club co-star Pierce Brosnan during an interview.

She said: "A tomato is a bisexual thing, you see."

Helen added that she had made the discovery "very recently" after she "had a problem" cultivating her own tomatoes.

She went on: "I looked it up very recently because I had a problem with my tomatoes. It's bisexual, so you have to go around to each tomato, each flower, and go like this [and tremble them]."

"I just want to give you a tip about growing tomatoes. You know the little flower? Well, a good way to get a tomato out of a ...