She is known for her powerful presence on stage and screen.
And Anna Friel lent her hand to the BBC’s new show The Great British Photography Challenge, with quirky snaps of the star being revealed from the Celebrity Portrait Assignment on Tuesday.
The actress, 44, looked sensational as she posed in a chic black dress in one snap and an oversized cable-knit cardigan in another.
Wow! Anna Friel stunned in a chic black dress and an oversized cardigan while posing for quirky snaps for The Great British Photography Challenge on Tuesday
Anna put on a leggy display while posing in the jumper as she simply teamed it with a pair of padded red ankle boots.
Pulling one leg up into the air, the Marcella star wore an animated expression as she attempted to keep herself balanced.
Anna went for a more demure look in a picture of her posing in the black dress, which featured silver dots, as she posed with one hand on her face while sending a sultry look to the camera.
The BBC show sees aspiring photographers compete for the grand prize, with RANKIN and Chris Packham as mentors.
Chic: Anna went for a demure look in a picture of her posing in the black dress, which featured silver dots, as she posed with one hand on her face while sending a sultry look to the camera
Model: Anna lent her hand to the BBC’s new show The Great British Photography Challenge, with quirky snaps of the star being revealed from the Celebrity Portrait Assignment
Glamorous: In one snap, Anna posed in a fluffy white coat with her brunette locks cascading over her shoulders
In December last year, Anna revealed how lockdown resulted in the end of her latest romance.
In an interview with You magazine, the actress said: ‘A relationship I was in for four years broke down after about the first two weeks…
‘When we went into lockdown, I remember thinking: “God, there’s going to be so many people breaking up during this.”
‘While I like to keep my private life incredibly private, I think there’s going to be such a fallout at the end of all this that it’s important to say, “I’m human, it happens to all of us and it is difficult.” ‘
Strike a pose: Anna also took photos in what appeared to be an empty theatre
Exciting: The BBC show sees aspiring photographers compete for the grand prize, with RANKIN and Chris Packham as mentors
Relationship: In December last year, Anna revealed how lockdown resulted in the end of her latest romance, saying the four-year relationship ‘broke down in two weeks’
Friel, who shot to fame as Beth Jordache in Channel 4’s Brookside before carving out an award-winning career in TV, film and stage, did not name her former partner, but in recent years has been linked to Regimental Corporal Major Mark Jaworski, 42.
Emmy award-winning Friel started going out with Jaworski in 2018 after they met at a charity dinner in Windsor, where he served with the Life Guards Regiment of the Household Cavalry at Combermere Barracks, while Princes William and Harry were members of its Blues and Royals section.
Jaworski served with distinction in Iraq and Bosnia and colleagues describe him as a ‘born leader’ with expertise in close-quarters combat and weapons training.
Struggle: Anna told You Magazine, ‘When we went into lockdown, I remember thinking: “God, there’s going to be so many people breaking up during this.”‘
Former flame: Friel did not name her former partner, but in recent years has been linked to Regimental Corporal Major Mark Jaworski
He was promoted last year and now teaches recruits at the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, Surrey. The 6ft 2in soldier split from his wife in 2007.
She has used the time at her home in Windsor with daughter Gracie, from her relationship with actor David Thewlis, to reflect on her life.
‘Maybe I’m being more reflective because you don’t normally have time to stop and analyse these things. You just keep moving,’ she said. ‘Now you can really overthink stuff, so nothing feels without worry.
‘Even if you’re in a relationship, some of my friends are still suffering from extreme loneliness because they’re used to a life of being busy.’
The Golden Globe-nominated actress also admits to being afraid of the prospect of her daughter, now 15, flying the nest.
‘I’m dreading it,’ she says. ‘I left home at 16.’ But she has devised a solution. I always joke with Gracie: ‘Mummy will get a house for you and I’ll live in the garden. I can help with the grandchildren.’ ‘
Relationships: Anna dated Harry Potter actor David Thewlis, with whom she has a 15-year-old daughter, for nine years and later courted Rhys Ifans (Above, Friel with Thewlis in 2009)