Audrey Hepburn was one of the most beautiful screen icons in the world - but felt she was too 'boring' to write memoir

She was known for being 1 of Hollywood’s astir successful and iconic women, whose fame has continued to unrecorded connected galore years aft her death.

But Audrey Hepburn ne'er wrote an autobiography because she considered her life excessively boring according to her son.

Ms Hepburn made her sanction successful films specified arsenic Breakfast astatine Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday and My Fair Lady, becoming 1 of nan astir recognisable actresses of each time.

She was besides five-times nominated for an Academy Award and was awarded Best Actress successful 1953 arsenic good arsenic winning a grounds 3 BAFTA awards for Best Actress.

Now her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, has opened up astir his mother connected nan Lament Of Hope podcast.

‘She’s much celebrated coming than erstwhile she was alive, without a azygous doubt, worldwide,’ he said.

‘There are complete 300 books written astir her, which are a assortment from what would Audrey do to what chapeau she would wear.

‘She had a beautiful normal and boring life, which is why she ne'er did a curriculum vitae astir her life, moreover though she was offered millions by legendary supplier Irving Swifty Lazar.

‘Because she really sewage up early, went to work, did her thing, didn’t unrecorded successful Hollywood, and astatine nan highest of her fame she gave up her profession to beryllium a normal personification again, and astatine nan extremity of her life she did nan UNICEF activity and changed nan look of UNICEF.’

Ms Hepburn joined American character Mel Ferrer successful 1954, 8 months aft they met.

They had their boy Sean Hepburn Ferrer successful 1960 who is now a movie shaper and writer of a book astir his mother.

Ms Hepburn went connected to wed Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti successful 1968 and had her 2nd boy Luca Andrea Dotti successful 1970.

Soon aft she moved to Switzerland to ore connected being a mother and springiness up Hollywood, wherever she could beryllium distant from nan paparazzi and activity arsenic a UNICEF ambassador.

Mr Ferrer said nan world now needs personification for illustration his mother.

He said: ‘Every kid of friends of mine, of group that I know, travel to maine pinch starry eyes and opportunity “Are you really Audrey Hepburn’s son? What was she really like?” It makes you consciousness a spot for illustration royalty astatine times.

‘Maybe Hollywood royalty.

‘And what’s bully is that she’s really touched truthful galore people, and erstwhile you cognize who she was it’s for nan correct reasons.

‘In a world of Kardashians, we request an Audrey Hepburn.’