The 44-year-old British actress is known for her roles in hit films such as A Room with a View, Fight Club, and the Harry Potter franchise.
Despite leading a glamorous movie star life, Helena admits she enjoys more mundane pastimes such as completing household chores.
The stunning actress lives with director Tim Burton and their two children; Billy Ray, seven, and two-year-old Nell, and their house is always germ free, especially since Helena discovered a new detergent.
“It’s magic, I can’t stop seeing dirt now,” she laughed in an interview with British newspaper The Guardian.
Although she achieved success in her acting career at a young age, Helena continued to live with her parents until the age of 30. The star admits this meant she was rather a late developer when it came to cooking and cleaning, and knows the situation wasn’t ideal.
“They were great, so I wasn’t desperate to leave – although there was definitely something dysfunctional about it,” she added.