Rose Williams turns heads in a figure-hugging milkmaid dress

Publish date: 2024-09-05

She is the leading lady, Charlotte Heywood, in ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's final work.  

And Rose Williams turned heads as she strutted her stuff alongside actor Kris Marshall at the Sanditon photo call in London on Friday.

The British actress, 25, showed off her incredible physique in in the milkmaid-style dress with decadent white trim.  

Sensational: Rose Williams turned heads as she strutted her stuff at the Sanditon photocall in London on Friday

Sensational: Rose Williams turned heads as she strutted her stuff at the Sanditon photocall in London on Friday

Showing off her curves, the star had her ample assets on display in the Mimi Wade frock with a pink velvet bow as she strutted her stuff.

Rose wore her auburn locks in waves  while she opted for a glowing palette of makeup and a deep shade of lipstick.

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Meanwhile Love Actually star Kris opted for a smart-casual look in a blue patterned shirt, chinos and smart brown shoes.  

Sanditon was created by BAFTA-winning screenwriter and period drama favourite Andrew Davies, who famous wrote 2016's War and Peace and most recently Lés Miserables.

Dapper: Love Actually star Kris opted for a smart-casual look in a blue patterned shirt, chinos and smart brown shoes

Dapper: Love Actually star Kris opted for a smart-casual look in a blue patterned shirt, chinos and smart brown shoes

Wow: The British actress, 25, showed off her incredible physique in in the milkmaid-style dress with decadent white trim

Wow: The British actress, 25, showed off her incredible physique in in the milkmaid-style dress with decadent white trim

He is also no stranger to an Austen work, having written the 1995 miniseries of Pride and Prejudice, which famously starred Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.  

The drama also stars veteran actress Anne Reid and Curfew actress Rose Williams, who takes on the female lead Charlotte Heywood.

Speaking about playing the leading role, Williams told Deadline: 'I am absolutely thrilled to be playing Charlotte Heywood. This role is such a blessing. 

'She’s a brilliant character- modern, headstrong, with heart and a voice. 

'Andrew’s scripts are so beautifully written and wonderfully full of powerful female characters.'

Sanditon - which remains unfinished as it was written just months before Austen's death - tells the tale of a spirited Charlotte Heywood, and her unlikely relationship with the charming Sidney Parker. 

Stars: The case of Sanditon posed for a photo at the event, inclduinf Jack Fox, Leo Suter and Charlotte Spencer

Stars: The case of Sanditon posed for a photo at the event, inclduinf Jack Fox, Leo Suter and Charlotte Spencer 

Incredible: Rose wore her auburn locks in waves while she opted for a glowing palette of makeup and a deep shade of lipstick

Incredible: Rose wore her auburn locks in waves while she opted for a glowing palette of makeup and a deep shade of lipstick

Lovely: Les Miserbles star Charlotee Spencer looked dazzling in a satin green wrap dress

Lovely: Les Miserbles star Charlotee Spencer looked dazzling in a satin green wrap dress 

New drama: Sanditon was created by BAFTA-winning screenwriter and period drama favourite Andrew Davies, who famous wrote 2016's War and Peace and most recently Lés Miserables

New drama: Sanditon was created by BAFTA-winning screenwriter and period drama favourite Andrew Davies, who famous wrote 2016's War and Peace and most recently Lés Miserables

It remains to be seen how Austen's original 11 chapters will be transformed into the eight-episode, but last year ITV's Head Of Drama Polly Hill explained the story in an interview with the Evening Standard.

She said: 'It's a rich, romantic, family saga built upon the foundations Jane Austen laid. There is no one better to adapt her unfinished novel than Andrew who has an incredible track record for bold and original adaptations.'

Davies himself added: 'Jane Austen managed to write only a fragment of her last novel before she died – but what a fragment!' 

'Sanditon tells the story of the transformation of a sleepy fishing village into a fashionable seaside resort, with a spirited young heroine, a couple of entrepreneurial brothers, some dodgy financial dealings, a West Indian heiress, and quite a bit of nude bathing. 

'It's been a privilege and a thrill for me to develop Sanditon into a TV drama for a modern audience.'

Austen is of course one of the most famous authors of the Romantic era, mostly for her satire on romance, marriage and feisty heroines, in novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility. 

Transformed: The actors were spotted filming for the drama in March

Transformed: The actors were spotted filming for the drama in March 

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