Kate Beckinsale looked out of this world on Saturday evening as she reincarnated one of American cinema’s most alluring science fiction characters.
The actress revived Barbarella, the buxom space traveller made famous by Jane Fonda in the iconic 1968 film of the same name, directed by Roger Vadim.
Dressed in the character’s famous black fitted sheer jumpsuit and carrying her very own ray gun, Kate, 50, ensured she caught the eye while attending Vas J. Morgan and Michael Braun’s star-studded Halloween party in Los Angeles.
In keeping with Barbarella’s big screen crash landing on a faraway planet, the actress embellished her outfit with large rips and smears of fake blood ahead of her appearance at the event.
She completed the look with a pair of metallic silver platform boots that conjured images of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, while heavy make-up and a tousled blonde wig rounded things off.
Kate’s latest public appearance comes after she furiously hit back at ‘t**tty men’ for trolling her on social media.
The British star called out the ‘constant f**kwittery and bullying’ that she receives in a seething post shared with followers in October.
She noted that while she finds it hard to deal with hate on Instagram, she still believes in the ‘possibility of it being such a loving and positive force’.
Kate – the daughter of late actor Richard Beckinsale – gave an example as she shared a short clip from an appearance she made on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
She told how after being on the show – which saw her tell a story about her fake sneeze – a mother of an autistic seven-year old said his first ever word.
The actress wrote: ‘So – those of you who have been following my stories the last couple of days have definitely had a little insight into the fairly constant f**kwittery and bullying that I can receive pretty regularly on this app.
‘What I want to say is first of all, I have been overwhelmed by the number of supportive and incredible messages I have received from kind strangers that outnumber and outweigh the a**eholes by two million percent .
‘The second is this, and the reason I feel social media has the possibility of being such a loving and positive force – a few years ago I went on @fallontonight and told this story about my fake sneeze.
‘I received a DM a week or so later (which sadly got lost) from a woman who said her autistic 7 year old son had been entirely non verbal forever, and then became obsessed with this sneezing clip, kept requesting it over and over, and then suddenly said the first word he has ever said in his life and the word was ‘Achoo.’
She added: ‘May I thank all of you and most particularly that lady who I wish would message me again so I can thank her properly.
‘She and you are why I stay on here and why I feel people are ultimately good and the chance to connect with strangers can be such an incredible gift.
‘Unless you are a farty t**tty man who thinks women should stay in the kitchen or some other irritant in which case it’s a gift in the sense of a poo wrapped in some sweating cling film. Love you, you the good ones , you the achoo-ing ones.’
James Parker is a UK-based entertainment aficionado who delves into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry. From Hollywood to the West End, he offers readers an insider’s perspective on the world of movies, music, and pop culture.
