Super-slim Kate Beckinsale swaps her brief bikini for a flirty frilled look

By Andrea Magrath

Kate was joined by her husband, director Len Wiseman, and daughter Lily, whose father is actor Michael Sheen, at the beach, where they built sand castles and lounged on deck chairs.


Super-slim Kate Beckinsale changed into a flirty frilled bikini as she spent the day on the beach with her 11-year-old daughter.

The actress showed off her child-like figure in the playful look as she and her daughter hung out on the beach in Mexico along with husband Len Wiseman.

But the teeny bikini with its girly skirt looked as if it could have come from her daughter's wardrobe.

The couple met on the set of the original film in 2003. Kate and Lily's father, British actor Michael Sheen, announced their split during the shoot and Kate and Len married in 2004.

Underworld Four will be filmed in 3D, a first for director Wiseman.

Beckinsale will return as vampire Selene, but the role will reportedly be much smaller in this instalment, with Selene 'passing the torch' to her two daughters in the film.

Kate's decreased role appears to be a compromise after her rumoured uncertainty over whether to return to the franchise.


The family that play together: Beckinsale is set to return as vampire Selene in the fourth instalment of the Underworld film series directed by husband Wiseman


Bikini with a view: Kate paraded a second bikini as she enjoyed her Mexico getaway


The film's screenwriter John Hlavin has said: 'It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies.'

'So steps are being taken to honour what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements.'

Kate has also signed up to star as the lead in The Trials of Cate McCullough, alongside fellow Brit Sienna Miller.

The film is about a 'former hotshot lawyer who, in order to be reinstated at the bar and recover custody of her daughter, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.'


source: dailymail