James Bond legend Britt Ekland has savage one-word response to rumours of huge 007 change

James Bond icon hasn't held back her thoughts on

The actress and Bond Girl legend weighed in on the swirling rumours over the next film in the hit franchise. It comes after fans eagerly await news of who will be stepping into the iconic role following departure. There have been plenty of names thrown into the mix, as well as calls for the super spy to be played by a woman.

Daniel said: “I think that ­everybody should be ­considered. Also for women and for African-Americans, there should be great parts anyway, across the board.” Recently, t he rumour mill has been running hot with actor but he is closely followed by 'Slow Horses' star Jack Lowden and James Norton.

Britt, who played Mary Goodnight in Roger Moore's 1973 classic The Man with the Golden Gun, has now issued her own thoughts on the new film. Appearing on , the actress was quizzed by host Rob Rinder. He asked: "Could Bond be a woman?" However, the 82-year-old star bluntly responded: "No!"

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The Swedish star explained: "Bond was written as a man, and it has to be a man and it has to be an English man." Host Rob then probed: "Aaron Taylor Johnson is one of the people whose name is in the frame, there are a lot of them but what would you make of him?" Britt responded: "He would look very nice in those swimming trunks. He is a great actor, and very interesting."

Last year, Britt explained She admitted her time as a sex symbol in films during the 1960s and 1970s was "tough". The actress said: “There are no more Bond girls, they’re Bond women today. With political correctness and MeToo, they have a much better time than we had.

“But I don’t think the end product is as fun, because we were pretty and we had good bodies, and we didn’t try to look sexy, we just were. Today, everything is so, ‘Don’t do that as that will upset that side’. We didn’t have that. But I don’t think the end product is as fun, because we were pretty and we had good bodies, and we didn’t try to look sexy, we just were. Today, everything is so, ‘Don’t do that as that will upset that side’. We didn’t have that."

Idris Elba became one of the first names rumoured to play Bond when Daniel Craig stepped down in 2021. Franchise producer , 61 - who co-owns Eon Productions - suggested that in conversations about Daniel's replacement. However,

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