Jameela Jamil puts on a showstopping display in a green ruffled ballgown on the set of Legendary

Her time on the HBO TV series has been tinged with controversy.

But Jameela Jamil didn’t let that deter her as she put on a showstopping display on the set of Legendary on Wednesday as she filmed scenes for the second season in Los Angeles.

The actress and presenter, 34, looked sensational in an elaborate green ruffled ballgown as she walked up and down on the set of the competition show based on ballroom culture – of which she is a celebrity judge.

A vision: Jameela Jamil put on a showstopping display on the set of Legendary on Wednesday as she filmed scenes for the second season in Los Angeles

Jameela’s strapless gown features billowing layers of lime green tulle and included a striking blue tulle detail around the middle.

The Good Place star added a dazzling silver necklace and pointed heels to her eye-catching look, while her brunette locks were worn in loose waves.

Jameela certainly caught the eye as she stood amid a plethora of crew members as she busied herself on her mobile phone.

The star joins the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Law Roach, and Leiomy Maldonado as judges, while Dashaun Wesley serves as MC. 

Wow: The actress, 34, looked sensational in an elaborate green ruffled ballgown on the set of the competition show based on ballroom culture - of which she is a celebrity judge

Wow: The actress, 34, looked sensational in an elaborate green ruffled ballgown on the set of the competition show based on ballroom culture – of which she is a celebrity judge

Jameela’s appearance on the second season of the HBO hit comes amid controversy surrounding her appointment on the show, which saw her come out as queer after receiving criticism for joining TV series Legendary, a competition focused on ballroom culture. 

Many people thought the judging panel should be exclusively made up of queer people to reflect the show’s themes, with Jameela then making the revelation that she was in fact a member of the LGBTQ community.

However, she has since told that she regrets coming out as queer in the manner that she did, admitting she ‘snapped’. 

In an interview with Variety Live in March, The Good Place star admitted she would have preferred to come out at a different time, describing the admission as an ‘outburst’.

Drama: Jameela Jamil came out as queer on Twitter and made the announcement while slamming 'brutal' social media users who forced her hand by attacking her role hosting the show (pictured in January 2020)

Drama: Jameela Jamil came out as queer on Twitter and made the announcement while slamming ‘brutal’ social media users who forced her hand by attacking her role hosting the show (pictured in January 2020) 

She said: ‘It was just an outburst. That was not well-handled. I’m just human and I snapped! If I could go back I would have done it at a different time. I don’t know when it’s ever really appropriate, but that was not the best time.’

Jameela ‘wrestled with the shame’ of her sexuality for ‘a long time’ as she said being queer isn’t ‘accepted’ within her South Asian background.

And the actress kept this aspect of herself quiet because she wanted to keep part of her private life to herself, but admitted it does feel ‘nice’ to have it off her chest.

She said: ‘I come from a South Asian background, so you just don’t really have a lot of queer idols. There isn’t a lot of conversation around it.

Interview: However, she has since told that she regrets coming out as queer in the manner that she did, admitting she 'snapped' (pictured in March 2020)

Interview: However, she has since told that she regrets coming out as queer in the manner that she did, admitting she ‘snapped’ (pictured in March 2020) 

‘There isn’t a lot of acceptance for it within my culture, traditionally. It was just something that I wrestled with the shame of for a long time.

‘I have never felt like my private life is mine alone, so I’ve been trying to grapple with how to handle that for so long because I don’t like having my love life scrutinised.

‘So I kept it quiet for a while to give myself some privacy and then it just burst out of me. Not my favourite moment of the year. We live and we learn … it’s nice to have it off my chest.’ 

Criticism: The actress admitted she 'snapped' and came out after receiving criticism for joining TV series Legendary, a competition focused on ballroom culture

Criticism: The actress admitted she ‘snapped’ and came out after receiving criticism for joining TV series Legendary, a competition focused on ballroom culture

Months afterwards, the star told the initial announcement of her as an MC on the show, of which sparked the backlash, was a ‘f**k-up on a press release, and that the focus showed stay solely on the contestants.

She told Entertainment Weekly in May: ‘I don’t mean that in a p***y way, we went there, we did that, it was all in my f**king face. I should never have been centered in that. It was just a f**k-up on a press release, and we’ve moved on. 

She then confirmed that Dashaun Wesley had already been signed on for Legendary for two years.

She said: 'It was just an outburst. That was not well handled. I'm just human and I snapped! If I could go back I would have done it at a different time' (pictured in January 2020)

She said: ‘It was just an outburst. That was not well handled. I’m just human and I snapped! If I could go back I would have done it at a different time’ (pictured in January 2020) 

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