Monica Bellucci, an actress and model, made news earlier this year when she was named the “oldest Bond girl” ever, at 51 years old, four years older than her Spectre co-star Daniel Craig.

According to The Guardian, the monster babe rejects the label of “Bond Girl” since she embraces her age.

‘I’m a true woman, not a Bond girl. That’s why I say all the time: “James Bond lady,” “James Bond woman”,’ she told the publication.

Bellucci will, in fact, be the oldest actress to play a Bond love interest in the long-running series. Bond’s prior love relationships have averaged roughly 29 years old, however Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, was 38 years old at the time (1964).

Monica’s alter-ego shares a kiss with Bond in Sam Smith’s Writing On The Wall video (Picture: Planet Photos)

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“Things right now are changing,” she adds. “I live in France and I see all these actresses like Nathalie Baye, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charlotte Rampling, they’re all having great careers.”

Monica’s French Spectre co-star Lea Seydoux, 30, on the other hand, revealed last weekend that she had to ‘work hard’ and ‘get fit’ for her Bond part.

Bond has received a lot of flak recently, with his ‘lonely misogyny’ (Daniel Craig’s words, not mine) prompting the spy to be granted a ‘outspoken gay friend’ in the most recent Bond novel.

She went on to say how glad she is to be a Bond lady, saying, “I’m proud to be a Bond lady, because actually, Bond is the most amazing man. You know why? Because he doesn’t exist.”

Bellucci featured in Alice Rohrwacher’s The Wonders, one of the best films of the year, in which she portrays the host of a reality TV show looking for Italy’s most conventional family.