In the best actress category, Dame Helen will be joined by Penelope Cruz (Volver), Dame Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal), Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) and Kate Winslet (Little Children).

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He was also reportedly extravagant in his lifestyle like a famous modern woman editor who was played by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

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Seated at a desk with a statue of Ronnie James Dio (the late metal singer who popularised the 'devil' hand salute) on the corner, Tsonev wears a black T-shirt reading 'k'metal', playing off the Bulgarian word for mayor - kmet.

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