I'm Middle-Aged ... And No Amount of Plastic Surgery Can Hide That Fact ; in a Soul-Baring Interview, Amanda Donohoe Tells of the Torment of Her Mother's Alzheimer's - and Why She's Not Afraid of Hitting 50 I've Wandered All My Life...Now I'm Home

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It is a memory as vivid as the vibrant colours of a Matisse. British actress Amanda Donohoe, then at the peak of her Hollywood career, found herself in Robert De Niro's bathroom during a party at the star's house and was astonished to discover that the walls were lined with works by the great French artist as well as some by Picasso.

The sight of an undoubtedly priceless collection of art brought home to Amanda her incredible success: 'The full realisation of where I was just hit me,' she says, smiling.

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I'm Middle-Aged ... And No Amount of Plastic Surgery Can Hide That Fact ; in a Soul-Baring Interview, Amanda Donohoe Tells of the Torment of Her Mother's Alzheimer's - and Why She's Not Afraid of Hitting 50 I've Wandered All My Life...Now I'm Home

'I thought, "What am I doing here? This is mad, this is wild." It was such a lifetime ago that now it sometimes feels like a dream.'

For a fleeting moment she wondered what would happen if she just slipped one of the artworks into her handbag - although she emphasises that De Niro's bathroom collection remains intact.

It was 1991 and Amanda was young, in demand and at the height of her powers as an actress with a leading role in the hugely popular legal drama L.A. Law, for which she won a Gol...

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