Dame Maggie Smith has been named the new face of Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe.
The 88-year-old stage and screen veteran delighted her fans as she posed for a series of stunning photos as a model for the brand.
In one photo, the Downton Abbey star was seen wearing a white ruffled dress over a black turtleneck and carrying a burgundy handbag.
Beaming through the lens a second time, she dons a sturdy coat and carries a whimsical olive handbag.
Loewe’s UK creative director, Jonathan Anderson, revealed the images on Instagram and immediately sent his followers into a frenzy.
Looking good: Dame Maggie Smith, 88, was the ultimate fashion icon as she wowed fans for new Loewe campaign
Fans said, “This is seriously the best thing I’ve ever seen”; “She just came to eat the girls for a side project!! 
‘; “Soooooooo, she’s everything!” Lady everything 
‘; ‘Genius! The best of the season x’; “It’s pretty perfect”; “I love this beautiful woman so much “; “I love, love, love this!!! “She is definitely a queen and has good taste too.”
Despite proving herself to be the ultimate model, Maggie shows no signs of slowing down in the acting world.
The Oscar-winning star’s career has gone from strength to strength and she recently enjoyed one of the most successful years of her career, earning more than £2.3 million in 2021.
The accounts show that the assets of her acting company, Dame Margret Cross Productions, have risen to £10.2m, including £9.8m in cash reserves.
The five-time BAFTA winner made a £1.6m profit from the venture after admitting bills totaling £1.6m, with £8.7m deducted for Dame Maggie.
The stories came after she starred in Downton Abbey: A New Era, the second installment of the hugely popular 2019 Downton Abbey film, which was a spin-off of the ITV series.
Dame Maggie played the role of Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, throughout the historical drama franchise.
She is currently in theaters as The Miracle Club, starring alongside Laura Linney, Kathy Bates and Stephen Rea.
The comedy-drama follows a group of Dublin workers on a pilgrimage to Lourdes in France.
The film takes place in 1967 and tells the story of three generations of close friends: Lily (Smith), Eileen (Bates) and Dolly (O’Casey).
How it works: One photo shows the Downton Abbey star wearing a white ruffled dress over a black turtleneck and carrying a burgundy handbag
They love it: The 88-year-old stage and screen veteran delighted her fans as she posed for a series of stunning photos as a model for the brand
The trio live in “a tough Dublin community” called Ballygar and have a shared dream of winning a pilgrimage to Lourdes – “the place of miracles that attracts millions of visitors every year” – in France.
When they get the chance to win and go to Lourdes, they seize the opportunity and start making a plan.
But shortly before they travel there, her old friend Chrissie (Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her mother’s funeral.
Together they embark on “the journey they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie, a skeptical traveler, taking her mother’s place.”
The synopsis continues: “The glamor and sophistication of Chrissie, who has just returned from an almost forty-year exile in the United States, are not her only aloof qualities.”
Eventually, “old wounds gradually reopen, forcing women to confront their past even as they search for a miracle.”
One thing to watch: Dame Maggie is currently in The Miracle Club cinema, where she stars alongside Laura Linney (pictured), Kathy Bates and Stephen Rea.
Source: Daily Mail
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