Earlier in the day she was left laughing off a tumble that saw her fall flat to the ground.
Yet Dame Helen Mirren proved she wasn't letting the incident keep her down as she attended the Girls of the Sun premiere at Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
Posing up a storm on the red carpet, the 72-year-old actress was back to her best as she strode past in a glamorous blue velvet gown.
The Oscar-winning actress looked sensational on the outing as she slipped into a medieval-inspired velvet gown with winged sleeves.
Highlighting her youthful figure, the garment cinched in at her slender waist, before flaring out into a flattering full length skirt.
Dame Helen added to the glamour by donning a dazzling diamond necklace and earrings, which peeked through her cropped silver locks.
Hollywood's elite descended on the hottest showbiz premiere of the night in honour of the upcoming French film Eva Husson's Girls of the Sun.
The film tells the story of a Kurdish Yazidi lawyer Bahar escapes the clutches of a gang of men following her terrifying abduction and she goes on to form a commando unit to recapture her town in Kurdistan.
Husson is one of three female filmmakers out of the 21 movies in competition for the Palme d'Or and Cate Blanchett addressed the fact only three women's films were chosen after the jury's choices were criticised.
Back to her best! Posing up a storm on the red carpet, the 72-year-old actress was back to her best as she strode past in a glamorous blue velvet gown
Helen's outing came after she took an unfortunate tumble earlier in the day.
The actress cut a stylish figure in a colourful purple coat as she suddenly fell after taking part in an interview on Saturday morning.
Seen on her stomach as she sported a frazzled expression, the British star was quickly helped to her feet by others and didn't appear to be hurt.
The trip seemed to be so sudden and dramatic that Helen appeared to have lost a shoe on her way down.
Helen's day began on a good note as she headed out in the sunshine in her all white look.
She teamed the chic look with a colourful, bright purple shiny leather outerwear which ensured she commanded attention wherever she went.
Helen looked in her element as she walked along the Croisette to an awaiting interview.
She sported a glamorous coat of make-up, which accentuated her youthful features and complemented her short locks.
A pair of zebra print shoes, with coloured tasselled detailing pulled in the sartorially look.
However, she composure was dealt a blow as she was seen plunging down to the ground after losing her footing.
However, Helen's composure was dealt a blow as she was seen plunging down to the ground after losing her footing.
Luckily the star didn't appear to be hurt as she slowly helped herself up slightly.
After taking everyone around her by surprise, they quickly rushed to her aid to get her up on her feet.
Back on her feet, Helen appeared to make light of the situation as she continued on about her day.
This isn't the first time Helen has taken a tumble at a red carpet event, as she accidentally fell at the premiere for The Unknown Girl premiere at Cannes in 2016.
The year before, she lost her footing at the Woman in Gold premiere during the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival.
