However, while plenty of exes have been civil to one another for the sake of their children, Beckinsale and Sheen still see one another as “proper family” – so much so that she is spending Christmas with her ex and his girlfriend, US comedian Sarah Silverman.

“Well, we had Thanksgiving at his girlfriend's house and they're having Christmas at our house.

“We like hanging out with each other, so it's not like, ‘Oh, who gets Lily?’ or whatever. It's like, ‘Whose house are we going to be at?’”

She also has an extra-special #girlpower reason for wanting Silverman there with her daughter for those big life events.

Kate Beckinsale is spending Christmas with her ex and his girlfriend