Gemma Arterton, 38, hits the beach in a canary yellow swimsuit as the former Bond girl unwinds on a summer break to Sardinia

When in Sardinia, do as the Sardinians appeared to be the motto as Gemma Arterton visited a local beach on the Italian island during her latest working holiday. When in Sardinia, do as the Sardinians appeared to be the motto as Gemma Arterton visited a local beach on the Italian island during her latest working holiday Arterton unwound in a canary yellow swimsuit during her trip to Sardinian capital Cagliari The Filming Italy festival will showcase more than 70 international and Italian films, TV series, documentaries before its conclusion on June 25. With temperatures soaring across the Italian peninsula, Arterton protected herself from the searing heat beneath a large, wide-brimmed hat The British actress is currently overseas for the seventh annual Filming Italy Sardegna festival, a curtain-raiser for the country's summer season of TV and cinema The actress appeared to be in high spirits as she waded into the Mediterranean Arterton travelled to Italy after filming scenes for new film Funny Woman 2 in Manchester She was accompanied by a female friend during her trip to the beach in Cagliari Sophie escapes the turmoil by taking a leading role in a film opposite a glamorous French movie heart-throb. The couple are parents to an 18-month old son The actress appears to be without her family during her current stay on the Italian island She was seen towelling herself off after making her way back onto the beach following a dip in the Mediterranean on Monday The actress is expected to return to work on the set of Funny Girl 2 following her return to the United Kingdom 'We welcome stellar performances from Steve Zissis, Marcus Rutherford, Tim Key, Gemma Whelan, Roisin Conaty and many more …Tune in Turn On and don't Drop Out'. Arterton looked incredible as she walked the red carpet on day two of Filming Italy Sardegna festival in Santa Margherita di Pula on Friday She explained: 'In America they had I Love Lucy and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but we didn't have any women leading their own shows until the 70s and 80s when Victoria Wood and Jennifer Saunders started coming through.