Believe it or not, even though they've been together for more than six years, Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton live in separate houses. Helena recently said the couple cannot live together because they cannot agree on décor.

The couple - who have a three-year-old son Billy - have a house each in London's plush Hampstead region and are next door to each other, linked by a single corridor.

Helena insists the couple's unique living arrangement is necessary so they don't bicker over interior design.

The "Fight Club" actress said, "His side is messier. My side is cutesy, like Beatrix Potter, which is fine for him to visit but there's no way he could live in it. He thinks his side is James Bond."

Billy's bedroom is in Tim's house but Helena insists he prefers to spend most of his time in her home because of her kitchen.

Helena said, "I have the kitchen and a fire so we'll watch telly in my place. There is no normality in life. Having two houses means that we can get out of each other's hair - which, let's face it, we've both got a lot of."

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