Kate Beckinsale, 50, looks radiant as she smokes a cigarette on set of her new film in Italy – after firing back at fans who say she’s ‘too thin’ following health scare

Kate Beckinsale looked healthy and happy in two new photos shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

The 50-year-old actress uploaded a pair of snaps in which she looked radiant during a break from shooting her new film Stolen Girl in Italy.

The English-bred movie star sat outdoors wearing a white tank top and gray cargo pants as she held a lit cigarette in her hand.

Her long bob haircut was loose and neatly styled as it fell over her shoulders and she flashed her famous smile.

It comes days after she fired back at fans who said she looks ‘too thin’ following a recent health scare.

Kate Beckinsale looked healthy and happy in two new photos shared to Instagram on Wednesday

The 50-year-old actress uploaded a pair of snaps in which she looked radiant during a break from shooting her new film Stolen Girl in Italy

The 50-year-old actress uploaded a pair of snaps in which she looked radiant during a break from shooting her new film Stolen Girl in Italy 

In the two pictures posted to her Instagram Stories, Kate looked stunning in soft makeup that gave her visage a natural-looking glow. 

She wore textured hoop earrings as she sat in a black and silver director’s chair.

Thin tree branches with green leaves and purple flowers fell in front of her in the pretty snaps.

Also on Wednesday, Beckinsale shared a behind-the-scenes look as she had hair and makeup done on the set of her new film. 

She spoke in Italian as her hairstylist tended to her hair while she sat in a makeup chair in front of a mirror.

The star has been occupied working on a new feature film, which she has documented on social media.

Kate will star alongside Scott Eastwood in Stolen Girl, which is based on the real story of Maureen Dabbagh, a mother who spent years tracking down her daughter after she was abducted by the child’s father. 

It’s being directed by James Kent and pre-production is taking place in Southern Italy’s Puglia region.

Also on Wednesday, Beckinsale shared a behind-the-scenes look as she had hair and makeup done on the set of her new film

Also on Wednesday, Beckinsale shared a behind-the-scenes look as she had hair and makeup done on the set of her new film

Fans have been worried since Kate recently posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed

Fans have been worried since Kate recently posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed

'I have been really sad. I watched my second dad die. It made me sick. Sorry you find me less attractive. Couldn't give a fu**,' Kate clapped back at a critic

‘I have been really sad. I watched my second dad die. It made me sick. Sorry you find me less attractive. Couldn’t give a fu**,’ Kate clapped back at a critic

Earlier this month the actress was prompted to respond to fans who made comments about her weight on Instagram.

When one person wrote under a post, ‘What happened to you? You used to be gorgeous,’ the silver screen siren clapped back.

‘I have been really sad. I watched my second dad die. It made me sick. Sorry you find me less attractive. I couldn’t give a f***,’ Kate replied. 

She continued to hit back, writing, ‘I nursed my [stepdad] to his death early this year.

‘My mum also has stuff going on. I am adjusting to watching two fathers die, one when I was 5, one in January of this year,’ she added.

Earlier this year she lost her stepfather Roy Battersby after a brief illness. Beckinsale was also the one to find her biological father Richard’s body after he died from a heart attack when she was young.

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