Helen Mirren improvises during awards acceptance speech as mic slips to down to half her height

Helen Mirren was down but not out as she continued to make her speech Credit: Reuters

Dame Helen Mirren was forced to improvise during an awards acceptance speech when the mic she was using slipped to down to half her height.

The actress was accepting a lifetime achievement award at a Die Goldene Kamera ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, when her technical difficulties began.

Helen Mirren takes to the stage to accept the award. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith FSP/JK

But refusing to let a mic issue get her down, Dame Helen took it all in her stride and continued to deliver her speech with gusto.