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Double-oh heaven! Bond girl Monica Bellucci, 51, flashes a hint of sheer bra in a plunging purple shirt as she greets fans in London

Published: 15:08 EST, 25 October 2015 | Updated: 03:00 EST, 26 October 2015

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She's been hard at work on the promotional trail ahead of the imminent release of the latest offering in the James Bond franchise, Spectre.

And Monica Bellucci, 51, looked every inch the Bond girl as she greeted 007 fans in London on Sunday night.

Flashing a hint of sexy sheer bra as she headed out for the evening, the Italian actress - who portrays assassin's widow Lucia Sciarra in the upcoming movie - looked utterly ravishing in a plunging purple silk shirt.

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Double-oh heaven! Monica Bellucci, 51, looked every inch the Bond girl as she greeted 007 fans in London on Sunday night in a rather ravishing ensemble

Keeping things classy for her evening out on the town, the brunette model teamed her silk blouse with a black pencil skirt featuring a soaring thigh-high split.

Monica completed her striking look with black opaque tights and towering stilettos, while toting her belongings in a black leather fringe-detail handbag.

The Bond girl wore her brunette locks tumbling around her shoulders in loose waves, and opted for natural make-up to highlight her striking looks.

Monica's appearance comes as it emerged her 'revolutionary' character's screen time in Spectre had been cut short in the editing room.

Taking the plunge: Flashing a hint of sexy sheer bra as she headed out for the evening, the Italian actress - who portrays assassin's widow Lucia Sciarra in the upcoming movie - looked great in a plunging purple silk shirt

Ahead of the film's release, critics are in uproar, noting the actress appears on screen for only a matter of minutes.

Bellucci appears in the film as an assassin's widow, named Lucia Sciarra, whose brief encounter with Bond results a steamy sexual encounter.

In the lead up to the film's release, Daniel Craig insisted that the spy would be kept on his toes by strong female leads, brought in to match 007 with their intelligence, style and sex appeal.

In an interview with The Red Bulletin, he said: 'We’ve surrounded him with very strong women who have no problem putting him in his place.'

Dressed to impress: Keeping things classy for her evening out on the town, the brunette model teamed her silk blouse with a black pencil skirt featuring a soaring thigh-high split

Dressed to impress: Monica completed her striking look with black opaque tights and towering stilettos, while toting her belongings in a black leather fringe-detail handbag

Natural beauty: The Bond girl wore her brunette locks tumbling around her shoulders in loose waves, and opted for natural make-up to highlight her striking looks

Passionate: Bellucci appears in Spectre as an assassin's widow, named Lucia Sciarra, whose brief encounter with Bond - portrayed by Daniel Craig - results a steamy sexual encounter

Likewise, Belluci herself told The Sunday Times that the new film's treatment of women is 'in some way revolutionary'.

However, critics have been quick to point out that beyond their on-screen romp, the character only manages to make it into the storyline for a matter of minutes.

The Sunday Times quotes Little White Lies' Editor, David Jenkins, as saying: 'Despite what the build up led you to believe, Bellucci's part is in-keeping with the antiquated role of the Bond girl.

'He needs some information from her so he is straight into her bed and then straight out of it again.'

Variety's Catherine Bray added: 'Bellucci's character is the really criminal missed opportunity.

'It's sad that she has so little screen time and the last thing we see of her is her pouting on the bed in suspenders saying "Don't leave me James".'

Spectre is released in the UK on October 26, followed by a US release on November 6.