Va-va-voom! Emmy Rossum looks elegant in a grey maxi dress as she visits car dealership with boyfriend Sam Esmail

Filming for the new series of Shameless kicked off on Wednesday.

And the show's leading lady Emmy Rossum made the most of her last day of freedom car shopping with her beau Sam Esmail in Beverly Hills.

The 28-year-old actress, who plays Fiona Gallagher in the comedy drama, looked beautiful in a grey maxi dress as she mooched around a BMW car lot.

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Always smiling: Emmy Rossum, 28, spent the day car shopping with her beau Sam Esmail, 37, in Beverly Hills on Tuesday

Always smiling: Emmy Rossum, 28, spent the day car shopping with her beau Sam Esmail, 37, in Beverly Hills on Tuesday

The brunette beauty teamed the floaty number with a cropped denim jacket and flat thong sandals. 

She accessorised her elegant look with a straw trilby hat, thick-rimmed sunglasses and a white leather shopper bag.

She wore her luscious brunette locks in a straight style and flashed her huge smile as she headed home. Joining her at the BMW showroom was her longtime director boyfriend.

Sam, 37, didn’t look quite as summery as his better half and opted for a black tee, jeans and pumps for their day out together.

Free spirit: The 28-year-old actress, who plays Fiona Gallagher in the US version of Shameless, looked beautiful in a grey maxi dress as she mooched around a BMW car lot

Free spirit: The 28-year-old actress, who plays Fiona Gallagher in the US version of Shameless, looked beautiful in a grey maxi dress as she mooched around a BMW car lot

The couple spent an hour at the dealership where they chatted with a salesman and checked out a number of different cars.

But it looks like the pair need some more time to think on any potential purchase because they left the dealership in the same car they arrived in.

Once Emmy returned home it was straight back to business as she ran through her lines and prepared a packed lunch ready to take with her on to set the following day.

Back to work: Emmy returned to the Shameless set on Wednesday as the cast and crew prepare to film the show's upcoming series

Back to work: Emmy returned to the Shameless set on Wednesday as the cast and crew prepare to film the show's upcoming series

Informing her 500,000 followers of her movements, she tweeted on Tuesday: 'Running lines for tomorrow first day shooting @SHO_Shameless & cooking healthy food to bring with me! #BackToSchool #Lunchbox #Quinoa'

Several hours later and she still had the new series on her mind. She tweeted: 'I have that gotta-go-to-bed-cant-sleep-day-before-school-starts-energy thing going on. @SHO_Shameless tomorrow.'

Shameless' sixth series is due to air in the US in January 2016. 

Tense: The sixth season of the comedy drama is due to air in the US in January 2016

Tense: The sixth season of the comedy drama is due to air in the US in January 2016

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