By Georgina Littlejohn
Mini event: Jennifer wore a short belted leather coat and minidress to a screening of her new film in New York yesterday evening
Jennifer Lopez hasn't been on the block much lately. But with a new film to promote, the mother of two made sure she was highly visible as she hit the comeback trail in New York.
The singer and actress looked stunning as she showed off her finely honed legs in a black leather sixties style cropped coat underneath which she wore a brown silk minidress.
A keen triathlete, fitness mad J-Lo, 40, showed off the results of all her hard work in a series of body hugging outfits.
Jennifer, 40, was in the city to promote her upcoming film, romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, and appeared on the Today Show at 8am.
Chatting to host Matt Lauer, she spoke about her new film which tells the story of Zoe, a single, successful woman played by Lopez who hasn't found the right man so decides to have a baby.
But after she conceives twins through artificial insemination, she then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.
And she revealed to Lauer that she has a love for romantic comedies and makes husband Marc Antony, watch them with her.
She said: 'I love watching rom coms, I force Marc to watch them with me, both the good ones and the bad ones.'
All a glow: Today Show host Matt Lauer looks more than pleased to have Jennifer on his arm
Red alert! Jennifer wore a tight-fitting red minidress and nude Christian Louboutins for an appearance on the Today Show in New York
Taxi! The actress jumped into a yellow taxi after her appearance. CBS Film is offering New Yorkers free taxi rides in Manhattan to publicise the movie
Jennifer also said that having reached 40, she was very excited at this new stage of her career.
She said: 'It is a great time to be an actress. It seems like you can work and do anything at any age ... It's a great time that people are just seeing people's souls. It's not so superficial anymore.
'Women have proven that they are viable in this business, as well, and it doesn't matter if you're not 21 years old. It just matters that you're great at what you do. And that's exciting.'
And she gushed about her two-year-old twins Max and Emme and how much she is enjoying motherhood.
Zip it: Jennifer opted for a more sophisticated look for her appearance on David Letterman later that evening
She said: 'It is good, I love it. The twins are two, they are walking and talking and telling me what to do. They are good, they are just into their twos, so I have a whole year of terrible twos to go.'
After the show, the actress and singer climbed into a yellow taxi cab to promote CBS Films offering free taxi rides in Manhattan to publicise the romantic comedy.
Then it was back to her Manhattan hotel for a rest and an outfit change before heading out again to the Ed Sullivan Theatre for an appearance on 'The Late Show With David Letterman'.
The Back Up Plan is released in the US on Friday and in the UK on May 7.
Fab at 40: Jennifer said it is a great time to be an actress and now you can work and do anything at any age
source: dailymail