Newly-single Kaya Scodelario ditches her wedding rings as she joins her co-star Theo James at The Gentlemen photocall in first public appearance since announcing split from husband

Kaya Scodelario ditched her wedding rings as she made her first public appearance after announcing her marriage to her husband of eight years Ben Walker had ended. 

The Skins actress, 31, joined Theo James for a photocall on Wednesday for Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen, which is set to be released on Netflix on March 7. 

Despite her split, Kaya showed no signs of heartache as she larked around with Theo, 39, and Daniel Ings, 38, at the event held at the Tudum Theatre in Los Angeles. 

Kaya, who will play Susie Glass in the drama, looked effortlessly stylish in a black minidress and white ruffled hemline and gold heels. 

She kept her accessories minimal with a gold necklace and while she was wearing rings, her diamond wedding band was noticeably absent. 

Kaya and her husband Ben issued a joint statement earlier this month announcing the end of their marriage. 

A representative for the couple said: 'Some time ago Kaya and Ben made the joint decision to end their marriage but continue to co-parent lovingly whilst remaining the best of friends.

'They ask that their privacy as well as that of their children's remain respected as they continue to move forward as a family.'

The couple, who have a son, seven, and two-year-old daughter, have not been seen in public together for over a year and Kaya last posted a snap of them together on her Instagram at a wedding in September 2022.

Kaya and Benjamin met while filming The King's Daughter back in 2014, when the Maze Runner star was 22 and the The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actor was 31.

After a whirlwind romance, they became engaged in December 2014 and tied the knot the following December, both adopting the surname Scodelario-Davis.

Benjamin was previously married to Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer, from 2011 until their split in March 2013.

In The Gentlemen, Theo portrays the fictional lead character Eddie, who inherits 'his father's sizeable estate only to discover' its a 'weed empire owned by the legendary Mickey Pearson.

He is starring alongside the likes of Chanel Cresswell, Joely Richardson, Daniel Ings and Gaia Weiss. 

In the series, host of unsavoury characters from Britain's criminal underworld want a piece of Eddie's operation.

Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.

Of the new production, Guy said: 'The world of 'The Gentlemen' is a little bit of me, I'm thrilled that with Netflix, Miramax and Moonage we have this opportunity to inhabit it once again.

'We're looking forward to bringing fans back into that world, introducing new characters and their stories and I am excited to be doing it with this extremely talented cast.'

As well as creating the TV series adaptation, Guy will also direct the first two episodes.

The 2019 movie starred Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong, Henry Golding, and Hugh Grant among many others.

It proved to be a box office success, grossing just over $115 million against a reported budget of $22 million.

In the film version, Mickey Pearson (played by Matthew) was a drug lord that tried to sell off his profitable marijuana business to a dynasty of billionaires.