Tilda, Candied

First the prize jewel in gay activist's Derek Jarman's filmography. Then critical adulation and fame with Orlando "same person...different sex". On to Female Perversions and into The Deep End. Finally and impossibly, sorcerous big box office, red carpet goddess, unashamed polyamory, and Oscar-winning internationally adored actress. All this and she's never lost a single wisp of that original avant garde spirit.

Queen Tilda.

Now, a covergirl for the "first transversal style magazine"! Fifty-one years fabulous and still going impossibly strong. Long may this queer icon reign.

heart-stoppingly exciting photos by Xevi Muntané after the jump...

I'll give you a few moments to regain consciousness.

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Comments

[Derreck]

Tilda's 51?!

NO SHE'S NOT.

*looks on Wikipedia*

Damn, girl.

[Paolo]

Age does not exist for this goddess. I need her secret.

[Santy.C]

Oh wow, disco queen showdown against Alison Goldfrapp!

[Glitterati]

Tilda is giving and I am receiving! Yes mama werk!

[Beau]

Ebert refers to her as Saint Tilda.

I've been considering getting a tattoo of just that.

[rick]

She and Streep are wonders... love to see them work together

My favorite Tilda movie is still The Deep End

[4rtful]

@rick

They had scenes together in Adaptation.

[gabriel]

I love Tilda. She is one of my favorites!

[rick]

@4rtful

Thanks for the info... I really did not remember Swinton on that movie.

[Peggy Sue]

Love them! By the way Xevi Muntané is super hot...

[Rose]

There are no words. There is only love. Overwhelming, exquisite, breathtaking love.

[NATHANIEL R]

peggy sue -- how do you know this. I would also like to know it.

rose -- tilda tilda tilda tilda tilda tilda tilda tilda tilda

[par3182]

i'm always surprised to be reminded that she's an oscar winner

totally deserving, but so unlikely

[Peggy Sue]

Oh dear, just google him and you'll see...

[Johnny Hintergardt]

Great photos! Now when the hell is Tilda going to do a remake of Auntie Mame!!!????

[Mark The First]

Santy.C - LOL. Died.

I'm flogging myself for carelessly missing this mondo fabulousity of a post.

*bathes in it*

[Pam]

I adore Tilda! Recently caught up with Newsweek's Oscar Roundtable 2012 on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3EC219EE1A8D63CF

Loved her comments (when George Clooney actually let someone else speak!). Impatiently waiting to see her in Moonrise Kingdom (probably a small part), and in a new thriller with Chris Evans and Jamie Bell.

[Sally]

Oh. My. Lord. Heartstopping photos! How, how, how does she do it?!

[jbaker475]

I'm still reeling from how spectacular these are. Couple this with that hilarious @NotTildaSwinton twitter account, and it's been a Tilda-riffic week, which is never a bad thing.