VIDEO : Kate Beckinsale Talks About Her Sexy Role In 'Love & Friendship'

Kate Beckinsale in Love & Friendship. (Screengrab: Movieclips Trailers/YouTube) Los Angeles - Kate Beckinsale relished playing a sexy and flirtatious character in her latest film. The 42-year-old beauty stars in the Whit Stillman-directed rom-com Love & Friendship, which is based on Jane Austen's 1871 epistolary novel 'Lady Susan', and Kate admitted she loved playing the role of the scheming widow, one of the naughtiest characters created by Austen. One of the things that's frustrating for her is that she's extremely bright, and in those days the options open to her were limited.