Lily James displays her long legs in a sheer dress for stylish black and white photoshoot... as she discusses 'cool' boyfriend Matt Smith
She's gone from small time TV star to fully-fledged Hollywood actress in recent years.
But Lily James proved she's still as down-to-earth and relatable as ever in a new interview with the March issue of British GLAMOUR magazine, in which she discusses her 'cool' boyfriend Matt Smith and her ideal night out.
The 26-year-old Cinderella star strikes a pose in an edgy black and white photoshoot, showing off her legs in a white, off-the-shoulder top with a sheer net skirt.
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Girl next door: Lily James shows off her natural beauty in a sheer white dress as she poses in the pages of March's GLAMOUR magazine
Wearing minimal make-up and her brunette locks piled on top of her hair in a messy top knot, Lily proved she's still every inch the girl next door as she poses for photographer David Vasiljevic.The actress joked she's far from the polished person she portrays at red carpet events and usually has to get her boyfriend Matt to help her dress because she has no sense of style.
She told the magazine: 'I don’t really know how to put stuff together, sometimes I definitely look like I got dressed in the dark. But my boyfriend’s really cool so he helps me.'
Candid chat: The 26-year-old War And Peace actress joked she has to get her boyfriend Matt to help her dress because she has no sense of style and confessed she wants a man she can respect and admire
The couple met while filming Pride And Prejudice And Zombies last year, a parody of classic 1813 Jane Austen novel, Pride And Prejudice.
Lily plays heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is reinvented as a master of martial arts and weaponry, teaming up with Mr Darcy to fight the zombie apocalypse facing the planet.
Discussing how their romantic relationship mirrors what she looks for in a man, Lily said: 'I think everyone feels like an outsider, that they don’t quite fit in, and they’re fighting against that a bit.
Her personal stylist: Lily credits Matt (R), who she met while filming Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, for helping her put outfits together. The couple are pictured with their co-star Douglas Booth (L)
'And the Liz-Darcy relationship is something that’s totally ideal, isn’t it?
'A little bit of complication’s always good. You definitely want someone who you respect and look up to.'
Lily also opened up about her love of hitting the town with pal Suki Waterhouse, revealing that the girls love nothing more than getting 'down and dirty'.
She said: 'I love going out, going to the pub, and finding somewhere you can dance and get down and dirty, a bit dubsteppy.
'I kind of dance like a man and hold my crotch. I’ve got a 'dance face’, which I’ve noticed Suki has as well.'
See the full shoot in the March issue of GLAMOUR, on sale Thursday 4th February.
Spoof: Lily plays heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is reinvented as a master of martial arts and weaponry, teaming up with Mr Darcy to fight the zombie apocalypse facing the planet
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