Jennifer Metcalfe flaunts her chiselled abs in sports bra and skintight leggings as she leaves lunch

Jennifer Metcalfe cut a stylish figure on Thursday as she headed back from lunch with two friends. 

The Hollyoaks actress, 38, displayed her toned figure in a red sports bra and matching leggings as she made her way back to her car.

Jennifer’s sports bra showed off her sculpted stomach, while her figure-hugging leggings highlighted her lithe legs.

Wow! Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe, 38, cut a stylish figure on Thursday as she headed home from lunch with two friends

She wore black sandals and carried a cream clutch bag, while keeping the cold at bay by wrapping up in a black and navy plaid blazer. 

She flicked her long wavy tresses behind her, as she sported a black baseball cap on her head and hid her eyes behind a pair of black sunglasses. 

It comes after Jennifer revealed that she’s keen to have more children as a single parent ‘as long as her parts are still working’ and is also ‘very keen on adoption.’

Flawless: The Hollyoaks actress displayed her toned figure in matching red sportswear as she made her way to her car

Flawless: The Hollyoaks actress displayed her toned figure in matching red sportswear as she made her way to her car

The soap star  – who has a nanny to help with childcare – shares son Daye, four, with her ex partner Greg Lake, and admitted she would happily be an older mum, insisting she ‘wouldn’t rule it out at 50’. 

Jennifer is currently ‘totally single’ after breaking up with Oldham Athletic player Chris Eagles, 36, last September. 

Revealing that she’d love to have more children, Jennifer told The Sun last month: ‘As long as my parts are still working, I wouldn’t rule it out at 50! I’ve actually always been very keen on adoption and I’d do that as a single parent.’ 

Stylish: Jennifer wore black sandals and carried a cream clutch bag, while keeping the cold at bay by wrapping up in a black and navy plaid blazer

Stylish: Jennifer wore black sandals and carried a cream clutch bag, while keeping the cold at bay by wrapping up in a black and navy plaid blazer

Daye lives with Jennifer near Manchester, but sees his dad, who is based in Newcastle, every other weekend and during school holidays. 

Speaking of her romantic relationship with Greg ending, the soap star insisted she never wants them to feel ‘split up,’ because of their son.

She explained: ‘There was no bad energy [at the end] and I don’t even like using the phrase ‘split up’. We’ll never be split, we’re a family and always will be. 

Incredible: Her sports bra showed off her sculpted stomach, while her figure-hugging leggings clung to her lithe legs

Incredible: Her sports bra showed off her sculpted stomach, while her figure-hugging leggings clung to her lithe legs

Hair flick: She flicked her long wavy tresses behind her, as she sported a black baseball cap on her head and hid her eyes behind a pair of black sunglasses

Hair flick: She flicked her long wavy tresses behind her, as she sported a black baseball cap on her head and hid her eyes behind a pair of black sunglasses

‘I never want us to feel split, for Daye, and I’ll do everything I can to make sure of that. It was a case of: ‘This is us now and how do we make this gear change and not have Daye feel it?’.’  

Mother-of-one Jennifer announced in August 2020 that she had secretly split from her ex Greg following an eight year romance.   

Seemingly another casualty of lockdown, Jennifer confirmed on Instagram that the couple secretly broke up a couple of months earlier.

Mummy: The soap - who has a nanny to help with childcare - shares son Daye, four, with her ex partner Greg Lake

Mummy: The soap – who has a nanny to help with childcare – shares son Daye, four, with her ex partner Greg Lake

Earlier this month, Jennifer sparkled reconciliation rumours with ex boyfriend Chris Eagles as they were spotted out and about together on numerous occasions – but confirmed to The Sun that she is ‘totally single’.

The soap star split with the footballer back in September following a ‘string of rows,’ after first going public with their romance in February. 

In June, the paper reported that the soap star and her partner were enjoying a night out with friends in the Algarve when an argument broke out, leading Jennifer to jet home alone. 

A source told The Sun in September: ‘Jen and Chris haven’t had the easiest of romances and now it’s all off again. They’ve had a few rows recently and Jen has had enough.’

Sad: Jennifer announced in August 2020 that she had secretly split from her ex Greg Lake - with whom she shares son Daye - following an eight year romance (pictured in 2018)

Sad: Jennifer announced in August 2020 that she had secretly split from her ex Greg Lake – with whom she shares son Daye – following an eight year romance (pictured in 2018)