A case of Total Recall! Kate Beckinsale recreates birth photo with teenage daughter Lily and former lover Michael Sheen

Published: 00:01 EST, 18 May 2016 | Updated: 08:51 EST, 18 May 2016

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People can sometimes become a bit overenthusiastic about recreating their youth as they get older.

But Kate Beckinsale took it to a whole new level when she recreated the moment she cradled her newborn daughter for the first time in an hilarious new Instagram posting she made on Wednesday,

Assisted by her obliging 47-year-old former lover Michael Sheen and their girl Lily, the Total Recall star reclined on her bed while they cuddled up to her in the comical image, which perfectly mirrored the one taken at the real event in 1999.

At least this was a good remake: Total Recall star Kate Beckinsale looked fantastic as she recreated her birth photo with daughter Lily and former lover Michael Sheen

Touchingly, the 42-year-old star said: 'Always a baby to me #Lily.'

She also underlined the fact the shot was taken in a tongue-in-cheek moment, as she told fans they could see more when she appears on the Late Late Show, which is hosted by her fellow English native James Corden.

The couple enjoyed an eight year relationship, but split in early 2003 after the filming of Underworld, which also starred Michael, after she started a relationship on-set with the film's director Len Wiseman

The trio have always insisted no infidelity, and Kate has always remained close friends with her former partner.

Original and best: Kate looks almost unrecognisable as she poses with Michael, who sported a Kevin Keegan-esque perm, and baby Lily back in 1999

When they were young: The fire of love was clearly still burning bright when the pair attended a play in London back in 1998

However the same could not be said for Len's then wife Dana, as she publicly branded her love rival a home-wrecker.

Kate and Len got married in 2004, however they ended up announcing they are divorcing just over a decade later in November last year.

Meanwhile Masters Of Sex star Michael has found a new lover of his own - comedienne Sarah Silverman.

Ageing like a fine wine: Kate is looking even better with age if this picture from earlier this month is any guide

So in love: Kate and Michael looked like they were having a great time at a panto in Wales back in 2001

Still best pals: And even after she got hitched to his former director Len Wiseman they remained on great terms, as this picture from 2006 shows

Kate has said she has a great relationship with her former lover's new lady, and they shared a warm embrace earlier this month at the Los Angeles premiere of Love And Friendship,

She said: 'I love her. I love her. I love her. I am so glad Michael found her so I don't have to spend the rest of my life looking for her.'

Kate heads the cast as Lady Susan Vernon in the romantic comedy, which is based on Jane Austen's novel Lady Susan, a work which she never sought to have published during her lifetime.

It is thought to have been written in 1794 but was not published until 1871, 54 years after the writer's death.