Ay, caramba! Rashida Jones wows in psychedelic print smock dress as she attends the UK premiere of Cuban Fury
By FAY STRANG
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She plays the love interest, who has not just one but two men vying for her attention, in romantic comedy Cuban Fury.
And Rashida Jones showed exactly why she was picked for the part as she made a stunning red carpet arrival at the premiere held at The Vue, Leicester Square on Thursday evening.
The 37-year-old actress made sure she didn’t go unnoticed in her very bright frock, revealing her long and toned legs - no doubt a result of all the salsa dancing she does in the film she stars in alongside Nick Frost.
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Bright and breezy: Rashida Jones looked amazing at the premiere of Cuban Fury in London on Thursday evening
The American star, who is known for her role in The Office, wore a dress printed with the image of a woman’s face with a colourful swirled pattern surrounding it.
The loose-fitting dress showed off her tan perfectly and she added a further pop of colour with her almost neon orange heels.
Rashida wore her hair loose around her face with her fringe slightly parted - falling just above her hazel coloured eyes.
Eye-catching: The American actress wore a loose-fitting smock dress which was very colourful - making sure she wasn't missed
Leading men: Nick Frost (L) conceived the film and also takes on the lead, while Chris O'Dowd (R) plays his love rival
Setting the scene: An impressive troupe of salsa dancers brightened up the red carpet
Fortunately for the pretty star, who plays Julia in the film and her co-stars they were able to escape the terrible weather.
Discussing the film at the premiere she said: ‘It's a good one for Valentine's Day because I think both genders will be equally happy by what they see.
‘Guys won't feel it's too girlie and they got dragged, and girls won't feel there's too much action and they have to close their eyes.’
She was joined by Nick Frost who takes the lead, Bruce, in the film, as well as coming up with the plot which centres on him trying to impress his new boss Julia played by Rashida.
When he discovers she is also a secret salsa lover, he decides to once again take up dance – after being a child prodigy who let himself go a bit.
Golden gal: Olivia, who plays Bruce's sister in the film, wore a skintight gold dress while Ian McShane (R) plays his teacher
Let's dance: Dancers lit up the red carpet - entertaining the waiting fans
He enlists the help of his former dance teacher, played by Ian McShane, in order to win his boss’s heart.
Things don’t run entirely smoothly though as he is forced to compete for Julia’s affection with his less than charming colleague Chris O’Dowd.
The film also stars Olivia Colman, who plays Bruce’s sister and former dance partner.
The Peep Show actress looked sensational at the premiere wearing a skintight gold dress which fell to the middle of her calves.
Very fun: Paloma Faith opted for floral dress with a pink coat and fun platform heels
Dancing boy: Nick plays a former dance protege who tries to pick up his skills again
The 40-year-old wore her hair off her face in stylish chignon, and she wore a pair of black heels to finish her ensemble.
Star of the evening Nick looked in very high spirits as he walked the red carpet alongside a troupe of salsa dancers.
The charismatic actor wore a fun pin stripe suit, with red tie while his love interest in the film - Chris - wore a far simpler suit.
Rain, rain go away: Paloma looked super chic with her fancy floral umbrella
Nick revealed he came up with the idea for new dance comedy to make amends for not dancing with his wife at their wedding.
Speaking at the premiere he confessed: ‘I have a funny relationship with dancing, in that I kind of like doing it but I don't like anyone watching me do it.
‘I messed my wedding up by not wanting to dance with my wife in front of everyone and I kind of felt like this was a way for me to say sorry and to make amends, and to get over that fear.’
Dancing king: In the film Nick starts dancing again to win the heart of his boss
It's black and white: Ophelia Lovibond (L) opted for a white dress, while one-time WAG Lizzie Cundy went for a black ensemble
Suited and booted: There was no way Simon would have missed his close pal's premiere
But he admitted he is yet to give his wife their first dance.
‘She doesn't salsa and I tried to teach her a little bit when we were doing the training, but she's a Swedish lady and she doesn't like to be led by a man,’ he said.
And the British star of comedies Spaced and Hot Fuzz, admitted he was still wary about dancing.
He said: ‘The risk with a dance film is you run the danger of getting what I call John Travolta syndrome, where people just ask you to dance in everything.’
Stylish shirt: Lake Bell, who is currently filming in London with Simon Pegg, was on hand to support Nick
Co-stars: A very skinny Simon Pegg cosied up with Lake Bell - they are currently filming Man Up
Chris meanwhile revealed he used the steps he learned at his wedding to Dirty Dancing fanatic Dawn O'Porter.
‘I'm a massive Dirty Dancing fan too, and I tried to incorporate some of the salsa training into our first wedding dance, which was nice.’
Pirates Of The Caribbean star Ian revealed that Nick had asked him to join the project when they starred together as two of the dwarves in Hollywood blockbuster Snow White And The Huntsman.
The 71-year-old actor said: ‘When Nick told me the part he said 'Ron Parfitt, salsa dancer'. I said, 'You had me at Ron!'.’
Cuban Fury is due to be released in UK cinemas on February 14th - Valentine's Day.
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