Fit for a princess! Lily James looks stunning in strapless pink gown...but needs a helping hand from Cate Blanchett as they attend the Cinderella premiere at Berlin Film Festival
She plays the legendary Wicked Stepmother in the new fairy tale remake of Cinderella.
But Cate Blanchett proved that she is far from her character in real life as she was seen assisting her co-star Lily James at their film premiere on Friday evening.
The pair were seen giggling on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival as Cate helped 25-year-old Lily spread out the skirt of her stunning gown as Lily prepared to pose for the waiting photographers.
Lily looked stunning in satin pink strapless gown as she worked the cameras at the 65th annual German film festival.
Thankfully, she didn’t find herself having any trouble with her heels or any other part of her outfit as she showcased her natural beauty with soft make-up and wore her long locks in light waves.
Cate, 45, put on an impressive sartorial display in a mosaic patterned maxi dress which highlighted her phenomenal figure.
The Oscar-winning thespian showed off her timeless beauty with barely-there make-up while she wore her short blonde hair in loose curls.
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Cate chose to shield herself from the cold with a long black coat with she couldn’t help but keep on her shoulders for the majority of her red carpet appearance.
Helena Bonham Carter kept things simple in a black dress which she teamed with platform heels.
Helena was seen arriving with the pale and interesting make-up in place and couldn’t help but pull some interesting faces as she worked the red carpet.
Richard Madden looked happy to have his stunning girlfriend, Jenna-Louise Coleman, by his side on the night as they made a rare red carpet appearance.
The Doctor Who star wowed in a floor-length red dress while her leading man looked sharp in a black suit.
Meanwhile the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Dieter Kosslick, producer Alli Shearmur, Sandy Powell, Stellan Skarsgard and Simon Kinberg were also in attendance.
In latest screen adaptation of The Little Glass Slipper, Lily plays Ella who is tormented by her father's new wife Lady Tremaine and stepsisters. Luckily though, her Godmother has her best fortunes at heart.
The traditional tale tells the story of how Cinderella loses her glass slipper at a ball, where she meets Prince Charming and he searches the Kingdom to find the girl whose feet matching the missing shoe.
Part and parcel of the fairytale role, actress Lily got to dress in some exquisite dresses for the film role.
Though her wardrobe wasn't all plain sailing, as she explained to Vanity Fair this week, since her wedding gown worn in Cinderella caught fire during a fitting.
Lily told the magazine 'it was a disaster' scenario where her dress was ruined because she stood too close to an electric heater and the dress ignited.
Her original wedding dress, which took 16 people and 550 hours to make the top layer alone, was remade for the scenes.
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