By Eve Buckland For Mailonline
Published: 04:16 EST, 16 December 2017 | Updated: 04:35 EST, 16 December 2017
They are making waves with their work in the world of acting and fashion.
And Anna Friel and Adwoa Aboah oozed glamour as they stepped out at the Evening Standard Christmas party, hosted by owner Evgeny Lebedev in London on Friday.
Anna, 41, showed off her lithe physique in a festive golden satin floor-length gown which cinched in at her slender waist and flowed to the ground in an elegant skirt.
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Glamour girls: Anna Friel and Adwoa Aboah oozed glamour as they stepped out at the Evening Standard Christmas party, hosted by Evgeny Lebedev in London on Friday
Adding a extra touch of sparkle, the neckline and hem featured glittering metallic sequins.
The Girlfriend Experience actress added height to her look with vertiginous sandals.
Her brunette locks were swept back from her pretty face in an elegant chignon, with her radiant complexion enhanced with fluttery lashes and a slick of pink lipstick.
She accessorised with a black leather studded clutch.
Pals: Her brunette locks were swept back from her pretty face in an elegant chignon, with her radiant complexion enhanced with fluttery lashes and a slick of pink lipstick
Smile: Anna cracked a smile as she chatted with a glamorous pal en-route to the glittering party
Teetering: The Girlfriend Experience actress added height to her look with vertiginous sandals
Anna is currently wowing viewers in The Girlfriend Experience which has set jaws dropping with its racy lesbian sex scenes.
In the critically acclaimed series Anna plays a high-powered political executive who has a relationship with a female escort.
Discussing the scenes with Metro.us, Friel urged audiences to look beyond the sexual scenes at the drama taking place away from the sheets.
Glittering: Anna looked impossibly chic in her golden gown as her pal wheeled a suitcase into the venue
She said: 'We’ve got to concentrate on it as a piece of work. I've never really had an issue with nudity as long as I didn't ever feel like I was made to do it or thought that it was salacious.
'But if you're dealing with something where you know that sex is going to be involved, it's something that we really shouldn't shy away from.'
Anna made television history aged just 17 when her lesbian kiss on Brookside was the first ever to be screened on British Primetime television.
Happy couple: Legendary musician Elton John and his husband David Furnish looked dapper in stylish blazers
Elsewhere Anna has received critical acclaim for her most recent out as talented but volatile detective Marcella.
In the ITV series, which wrapped filming on its new series over the summer, Anna played Detective Marcella Backland, who is devastated when her husband leaves her and their two children, but is forced to try and put her personal issues aside whilst on the hunt for a serial killer.
Anna – who is thought to be currently single – raises her 11-year-old daughter Gracie Fields, from her previous romance with David Thewlis, 54.
Hand-in-hand: Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch couldn't have looked happier as they stepped out together hand-in-hand to attend the Evening Standard's Christmas party
Smitten: Murdoch's marriage to Jerry is the fourth for Murdoch and the second for Hall, who had a long relationship with Sir Mick Jagger
Stunning: Jerry looked simply sensational for the event, with her dress making sure to showcase her youthful frame – the sophisticated number featured a one-shouldered design and nipped in the waist
The former flames never married, but they parted for good after almost a decade together in December 2010.
Vogue coverstar Adwoa Aboah, 25, took a walk on the wild side with her outfit, flashing her cleavage in a plunging leopard print dress, accessorised with a multitude of gold chains.
She bundled up against the winter temperatures with a chic black coat that came complete with leopard print lining and sleeves.
The star finished her look with a matching hat and added further height with silk strappy sandals.
Mascara and a light coating of gloss accentuated her striking features.
The glamorous duo were part of a star-studded guestlist including Mick Jagger, Elton John and David Furnish, Boris Johnson, Sarah Ferguson, Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry.
Jerry Hall, 61, and Rupert Murdoch, 86, couldn't have looked happier as they stepped out together hand-in-hand to attend the bash.
The former model cut a glamorous figure for the studded affair, as she slipped into a midnight blue tailored dress and draped a faux fur stole around her shoulders.
Jerry looked simply sensational for the event, with her dress making sure to showcase her youthful frame. The sophisticated number featured a one-shouldered design and nipped in the waist.
The beauty paired her frock with a pair of jewel encrusted shoes and left her long blonde tresses down to fall past her shoulders while swept over to one side.
She accessorised her look with a pair of statement gold earrings and finished her ensemble with a slick of scarlet red lipstick on her lips.
Her beau Rupert, meanwhile, proved he is so in sync with his love, as he donned a suit in a complementing blue hue.
The media mogul, who is worth an estimated $12billion, cut a dapper figure in his two-piece which he paired with a white shirt underneath his smart blazer jacket.
His marriage to Jerry is the fourth for Murdoch and the second for Hall, who had a long relationship with Sir Mick Jagger. She shares four children with the Rolling Stones star; daughters Elizabeth, 33, and Georgia, 25 and sons James, 32, and Gabriel, 19.
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