By Becky Freeth
Published: 04:41 EST, 6 August 2014 | Updated: 05:49 EST, 6 August 2014
Hannah Tointon almost upstaged The Inbetweeners' leading men at the premiere of their second film on Tuesday night, when she stepped out in a stunning pastel dress and matching heels.
Walking the red carpet in support of her boyfriend Joe Thomas, who plays Simon in the TV-to-big-screen sitcom, Hannah looked classicallly elegant in a pencil shaped skirt and tulip bodice.
The Inbetweeners' second movie premiered in Leicester Square where Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison hit the big screen again to reprise their roles as hapless students Simon, Will, Jay and Neil in the comedy sequel.
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Pastel pretty: Hannah Tointon attended The Inbetweeners 2 world premiere at the Leicester Square's Vue Cinema on Tuesday night, wearing a pretty pink number
Despite being the on-screen girlfriend of unlucky-in-love Simon in the sitcom as Tara Brown, Joe and Hannah have been dating since 2010, when they first to film scenes for the show.
Hannah hit the red carpet in style to mark the final chapter in The Inbetweeners' 7-year history, which was originally titled 'The Long Goodbye.'
The actress looked demure in a satin pink pencil dress with diamonte detail on the skirt and a peplum effect at the middle which cascaded down to a bow detail at the back.
The 26-year-old beauty swept her golden locks into a centre-parted up-do with a 60s cat-eye make-up look and a coordinating fucshia lipstick.
Proud girlfriend: Hannah showed her support for leading character Joe Thomas, who plays Simon in the show, but is also her boyfriend in real life
Party time: The actress hit the afterparty at London's Aqua nightclub following the world premiere
Celeb affair: The afterparty was attended by all of the cast as well as celebrity guests including Millie Mackintosh and Professor Green
Cute couple: Joe Thomas took his girlfriend Hannah Tointon on his arm to the premiere party at Aqua
Hannah, who appeared in the third series of The Inbetweeners, begins a new role as Violette in ITV period drama Mr Selfridge this Autumn alongside her sister Kara - it will undoubtedly be far removed from her vomitting music-loving character in the E4 sitcom.
Following the premiere, Hannah hitched up her skirt and let her hair fall down to join her boyfriend for the after party at London's Aqua nightclub, where the cast were joined by celebrities including Millie Mackintosh and Professor Green.
The original Inbetweeners lads, who have an average age of 28, admitted they revel in their on-screen roles because it gives them an excuse to indulge their 'childish' sides.
Love: Joe and Hannah met during the third series of The Inbetweeners where Hannah starred as Tara, a music-loving teen from Joe's sixth form
Speaking at the world premiere of the new movie, Blake told BANG Showbiz: 'From day one, [the producers] set up an atmosphere whereby if something is funny, it's OK to do.
'I don't think we're individually the characters we play on set, but what I think we do is we regress into the kind of childish, puerile humour that the characters have.'
James echoed the sentiment, joking: 'You don't have to persuade us a lot to behave like childish idiots! Our excuse is that we're in "character".'
World tour: Simon, Will, Jay and Neil take on a bigger goal in their second movie, taking The Inbetweeners on tour to Australia
Take one: The Inbetweeners return with a second film this summer after taking the TV sitcom to the big screen with a bang in The Inbetweeners Movie
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