Kate Beckinsale hopes her daughter was put off acting

Kate Beckinsale seems hopeful that her daughter Lily's first taste of acting will put her off a career in films.

"Maybe it'll put her off - all the hanging about and bits being cut out of the movie," the actress joked at the Hollywood premiere of their new film Everybody's Fine at the AFI Festival.

"I really don't think she actually wants to become an actress so I may be in a fool's paradise, I did say the same thing when I was a little girl!"

In the film Lily plays a young version of Kate's character, but her mum revealed she earned her place in the cast.

"The producers harassed me for a long time saying 'can she audition?' and I said no because she would probably be on the set anyway, if she auditions and doesn't get it then she's going to feel horrible. Eventually she got wind of it and asked if she could and she got it fair and square."

Kate joked: "She didn't really want any advice from me because I'm her mum, do you know what I mean?"

But the actress revealed she'd given her daughter some basic pointers, saying: "Don't look into the camera and don't bump into anything!"