She became a mum for the first time when she welcomed her son Billy with her fiancé Jamie a year ago.
And Sheridan Smith looked flawless as she made her return to the red carpet alongside other famous faces at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night.
The actress, 39, flaunted her enviable figure in a thigh-skimming black velvet mini dress and a pair of strappy stilettos.
Wow! Sheridan Smith looked flawless as she made her return to the red carpet in a thigh-skimming black velvet mini dress at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night
Taking time off from her mum duties, Sheridan caught up with old pals before entering the event.
Rushing to embrace the singer Rag’n’Bone Man, 36, in her black ankle-strap stilettos, the pair embraced as the cameras flashed.
The Human hitmaker towered over the actress as they posed together at the A-list event.
Looking effortlessly cool in a pair of hexagonal sunglasses and a pair of Dr Martens, the musician flashed his pearly whites for the reunion snap.
Donning a stylish emerald and navy checked coat, Rag’n’Bone Man beamed ahead of his live performance at the awards.
Catching up: The actress rushed to embrace her pal Rag’n’Bone Man in her black ankle-strap stilettos before entering the event
Laughing and joking, the actress looked upbeat as she also posed with the actor and style icon Billy Porter, 51.
As expected, the American Horror Story star had pulled out all the stops for his red carpet look as he donned high-heeled boots and an intricate lace and silk dress.
Billy looked the vision of high class glamour as he smiled in a large black fascinator and toted a diamond encrusted white box bag.
Fashionable: She also posed with the actor and style icon Billy Porter, who looked the vision of high class glamour in a large black fascinator and toted a diamond encrusted white box bag
Sheridan kept things classy with her long-sleeved LBD and accentuated her assets with a cleavage-baring cut out detail.
She beamed as she worked her angles for the camera in the chic dress that made the most of her endless legs.
The award-winning actress styled her long blonde tresses in a stylish high ponytail with her curtain fringe falling flatteringly around her face.
Going full glam for the high profile award ceremony, Sheridan looked flawless in a full face of makeup, including lashings of mascara and a deep golden tan.
Chic: Sheridan kept things classy with her long-sleeved LBD and accentuated her assets with a cleavage-baring cut out detail
The Brit Awards mark the first time that Sheridan has attended a red carpet event since the arrival of her son, Billy, last May.
The mother-of-one celebrated her son’s first birthday earlier this month and said that motherhood had made her ‘at peace with everything’.
Having been known for erratic behaviour, anxiety and self-doubt, the Two Pints of Lager actress admitted: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever felt like this before.
Model material: She beamed as she worked her angles for the camera in the chic dress that made the most of her endless legs
‘Regardless of anything going on in my career I’ve always felt insecure, worried about what people thought of me. And now I feel happy. That is a novelty.
‘I never knew I would be this person – a mum. Things used to seem so complicated, and now suddenly everything is so simple. I love Billy so much. I hold him and he’s looking at me and I know he loves me back and he needs me.
‘I’ve been looking for this all my life. I’ve looked in the wrong places – in nightclubs, going out drinking, pushing myself with work. Now in this little baby I’ve found that I’m at peace with everything.’
Blonde bombshell: The award-winning actress styled her long blonde tresses in a stylish high ponytail with her curtain fringe falling flatteringly around her face
Arriving at the ceremony solo in a large grey Audi, the actresses’ fiancé Jamie Horn appeared to have stayed home to look after Billy for the night.
The 2021 Brit Awards, hosted by Jack Whitehall, will mark the first major indoor music event in over a year as bosses released 2,500 free tickets to key workers.
The Brit Awards are taking place in front of a live audience of 4,000 people at London’s The O2 six days before the next phase of lockdown lifts.
Stepping out: Going full glam for the high profile award ceremony, Sheridan looked flawless in a full face of makeup, including lashings of mascara and a deep golden tan
The ceremony, which will be broadcast live on ITV, will celebrate the return to live music and nominee Dua Lipa has promised those attending that it will ‘be a night to remember’.
The indoor ceremony and live show will form part of the Government’s scientific Events Research Programme.
It will use enhanced testing approaches to examine how events can take place without the need for social distancing after all restrictions are lifted on June 21.
Mum’s night off: The Brit Awards mark the first time that Sheridan has attended a red carpet event since the arrival of her son, Billy, last May
Working closely with the Government to adhere to safety guidelines, this means The BRITs, will be the first live music show at The O2 in over a year, with 4,000 tickets being up for grabs- just one fifth of the venue’s 20,000 capacity.
The BRITs will play an important role in paving the way for the return of live music at scale as the UK emerges from the past year’s restrictions.
Audience members will not be socially distanced or required to wear face coverings in the arena, but they will be required to follow existing Government guidance when travelling to the venue and adhere to rules set out by the event organisers.
Among the rules, attendees must have proof of a negative lateral flow test result to enter the venue.
Independent woman: The actresses’ fiancé Jamie Horn appeared to have stayed home to look after Billy for the night as she arrived at the ceremony solo
As part of the wider scientific research on the trial events, attendees will also be asked to take a test after the event to gather further evidence on the safety of indoor settings, reduced social distancing and the removal of non-pharmaceutical interventions like face coverings.
The show is set to award Taylor Swift – who will make history as the first ever female to be given BRITs Global Icon Award at the ceremony.
The 11-time Grammy Award winner, 31, will join former winners Elton John, Robbie Williams and David Bowie in being given with the award in recognition of her impact on music across the world and incredible repertoire and achievements to date.
In numbers provided by Official Charts Company, Taylor is the UK’s biggest selling artist of the year to date in 2021 and has sold over 114m albums worldwide with total global audio + video streams reaching 78b.
Covid-safe celebrities: The 2021 Brit Awards will mark the first major indoor music event in over a year and adhere to safety guidelines
Taylor is the only artist in history to have four consecutive albums – Speak Now, RED, 1989 and reputation – sell over one million copies in their week of release.
She is also the only artist to have nine albums each sell at least half a million copies in a single week, with Fearless, Speak Now, RED, 1989, reputation, Lover, folklore, evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
Taylor is nominated for a second BRIT award this year for International Female Solo Artist, her sixth BRIT nomination to date.
The Icon gong is the highest accolade given and is reserved for truly exceptional artists – following on from Elton, Robbie and David.
Nominations were unveiled in March, with Celeste, Dua Lipa, Joel Corry and Young T & Bugsey joining Arlo Parks in receiving three nominations each, and Jessie Ware, J Hus, Bicep, AJ Tracey up for two awards as with Headie One.
Confirmed to perform on the show are: Arlo Parks, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Griff – this year’s Rising Star award winner – Headie One, Olivia Rodrigo, and Rag’n’Bone Man & P!nk with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir.