Emily: My corset hell

Emily Blunt admits it was "hell" wearing corsets when playing Queen Victoria.

The actress took on the role of the monarch in 'The Young Victoria' and says the restrictive outfits she was made to wear by costumer Sandy Powell often left her unable to breathe.

She said: "It was hell. When you're playing a character like Queen Victoria it helps to have a visionary like Sandy Powell.

"She corset-ed me within an inch of my life. Thank God I did learn to work the corset. She said, 'The shape needs to be right.' I said, 'Well I can't breathe, Sandy.' And she said, 'I don't care.'

"But it worked. It transported me to a whole other place so I have to be grateful, I think."

The 'Devil Wears Prada' star recently revealed she is proud of her curvy figure and hates being airbrushed for magazine shoots.

She said: "I hate when your legs are three times the length they actually are. It's unfair to represent an image of yourself if it's not true.

"They're going to see what you look like on film anyway, so why try to cover all your wobbly bits in a photo."