STREEP, THOMPSON EXCHANGE ACTING TIPS

The Associated Press
Emma Thompson arrives at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson each could give a master class in acting.

But as the pair chatted and held hands during a break in the Golden Globes show, Thompson had a different tip to offer.

"Slim," she told Streep, striking a pose and pretending to pull her already flat tummy in.

Streep let out a knowing laugh.

— Lynn Elber — www.twitter.com/lynnelber

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