Penelope Cruz looked every inch a Hollywood starlet earlier today as she strode through Heathrow airport to catch her flight to Madrid.

The smiling 36-year-old actress, who’s six months pregnant with her first child with husband Javier Bardem, dressed in sober black for her airport photo-call but looked effortlessly chic nonetheless.

But perhaps the fur hat was a little excessive, considering the unseasonably warm temperatures the UK has been enjoying this week.

It looked as though the actress has been indulging in a spot of shopping whilst in the capital as well, if her pile of massive suitcases is anything to judge by.

Penelope has been in London to shoot scenes for the next installment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides.

The star was accompanied at the airport by her equally stylish sister Monica.

As sister Penelope’s baby bump has grown, producers on the film decided to enlist the help of her younger sibling who is the spitting image of her.

According to reports, whilst Penelope will be in all of the close-up shots, Monica will star in the long-distance scenes as the wardrobe department has struggled to hide her pregnancy.

source: i.dailymail.co.uk