Michelle Dockery was back on the red carpet on Monday night, showing off her baby bump at the glittering New York premiere of the final Downton Abbey movie.
Days after making her surprise pregnancy announcement at the London premiere of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the actress, 43, joined her co-stars at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Michelle, who plays Lady Mary Crawley, looked gorgeous in a sparkling black gown, with the body-hugging fit showing off her growing bump.
Michelle married producer Jasper Waller-Bridge, 37, in 2023 in a romantic ceremony which was attended by her Downton Abbey co-stars.
The star was left heartbroken in 2015 when her fiancé, Irish publicist John Dineen, died following a 15-month battle against a rare form of cancer aged 34.
The Mail on Sunday first revealed that Michelle had found love for the first time following his passing after they met through his star sister Phoebe Waller Bridge in 2019. In January 2022 they announced they were to marry in an announcement in The Times newspaper.
Michelle Dockery was back on the red carpet on Monday night, showing off her baby bump at the glittering New York premiere of the final Downton Abbey movie
Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern pictured together for the NYC premiere as they playfully posed for the cameras
Left to right: Joanne Froggatt, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern
Whilst her husband joined Michelle for the London premiere, in NYC the actress had some fun with her co-stars, sharing a warm embrace with her onscreen movie Elizabeth McGovern on the red carpet.
Elizabeth, who stars as Cora, Countess of Grantham in the francise, stood out in a bold neon pink and orange sequin dress.
The 64-year-old acress was full of confidence as she beamed and posed in the dramatic dress.
Also in attendance on Monday night was Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith. The actress looked stunning in a chic grey dress which showed off her svelte figure.
Joanne Froggatt, who stars as Anna Bates, stole the spotlight in her racy strapless black dress, pairing the slinky number with wet-look hair in a grand departure from her onscreen look.
Family patriarch Lord Gratham aka Hugh Bonneville as well as Allen Leech (Tom Branson), Paul Giamatti (Harold Levinson) and series creator Julian Fellowes also posed on the star-studded red carpet.
Last week Hugh, 61, attended the London premiere with his new girlfriend Heidi Kadlecova as they made a rare appearance in public together.
Stars gathered to celebrate the finale of beloved Downton Abbey, after an incredible 15 years of the TV series and a trilogy of movies.
Michelle, who plays Lady Mary Crawley, looked gorgeous in a sparkling black gown, with the body-hugging fit showing off her growing bump
Hugh Bonneville was also in attendance for the movie’s premiere, which is the third and final to be released in the franchise
Actress Maye Musk posing for pictures at the screening, which is taking place at the Lincoln Center in the Big Apple
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which releases September 12, is set in 1930, some 18 years after the first episode.
It follows the Crawley family in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash and Lady Mary’s scandalous divorce.
It puts into question her eligibility to inherit the Downton Abbey estate from her father Lord Grantham, played by Hugh Bonneville, who faces a dilemma on whether she is fit to run the place amid the public scrutiny.
Meanwhile, the late Dame Maggie Smith, who died last September, is paid tribute to in her character as the Dowager Countess of Grantham and it will be the first Downton series or motion picture she has not acted in.
Elsewhere, the family faces financial trouble as the household ‘grapples with the threat of social disgrace’.
As ever, the Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
