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Video: Belle - UK Premiere interviews inc. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson

Belle - UK Premiere interviews inc. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson

Published on 11 Jun 2014

Nobody make a period drama quite like the Brits and Belle is no exception; so at the UK Premiere Premiere Scene's Claire Bueno and Mike Jonas looked forward to interviewing a Actors Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson and James Norton; Director Amma Asante; Writer Misan Sagay and Producer Damian Jones. Join us as we ask Amma Asante about helming this project; Gugu Mbatha-Raw about the intelligent, spirited Dido Elizabeth Bell; Tom Wilkinson about Lord Mansfield's contribution to the abolition of slavery; Sam Reid about his portrayal of John Davinier; Miranda Richardson about how the costumes can change a characters demeanour; James Norton abut how 16th Century society; Misan Sagay about the Zong trial that changed the course of history and Damian Jones about his how his sighting of a picture that inspired this film.

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Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Alesha Dixon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jade Ewen look stunning at UK premiere of Belle

Doesn’t she get a day off? Alesha Dixon shows off her super flat stomach as she dresses up again for UK premiere of Belle

By FAY STRANG

PUBLISHED: 19:40, 5 June 2014 | UPDATED: 20:48, 5 June 2014

She is used to dressing up to the nines when she appears on Britain’s Got Talent every week.

But Alesha Dixon clearly doesn’t get bored of it as she proved when she attended the UK premiere of Belle on Thursday evening at the BFI Southbank.

The 35-year-old looked sensational as per usual wearing a long red skirt and a stomach baring black top.

Elegant: Alesha Dixon looked stunning as she arrived at the premiere of Belle at the BFI Southbank

While many would shy away from wearing red on the red carpet, Alesha clearly had no qualms which paid off as the skirt looked stunning.

In keeping with her sleek look she wore her hair loose and straight falling down her back.

The mother-of-one has had a busy week after attending the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on Tuesday evening, where she presented an award alongside Amanda Holden.

Flat: Alesha revealed her incredibly flat abs in her skirt and top combination

Leading lady: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays Belle in the film, turned heads in her tiny black number

This weekend she will once again have to pull out all the stops as BGT live shows continue.

Belle is British drama directed Amma Asante, which stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, and James Norton.

The film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray.

Commissioned by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, then Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the portrait of his two nieces hung in England's Kenwood House, until 1922. Very little is known about Dido Belle's life in the Mansfield home.

What a babe: Jade Ewen showed off her toned legs in her short skirt

Ethereal: Miranda Richardson who also stars in the film opted for a floaty gown

The film centers on Dido's relationship with an aspiring young lawyer and is set at a time of legal significance as the potential ramifications of the Zong massacre become apparent.

Lord Mansfield's ruling on this infamous case, in England's Court of King's Bench, became an important step in bringing an end to slavery in England.

The premiere was also attended by film’s leading lady Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who wowed in a short black dress.

Former Sugababe Jade Ewan was also in attendance, wearing a patterned miniskirt and white cropped T-shirt.

Belle is due for release in the UK on June 13.

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