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Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch has just arrived with its bumper premiere and lead star Kelly Reilly has spoken exclusively about her return as the formidable Beth Dutton.

The Paramount+ series, which will continue to air weekly, is a follow-on from the events of the flagship Kevin Costner series and it sees Beth and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) forging a new life for themselves.

Actress Reilly was excited to work with some huge names during the making of the spin-off, including Westworld's Ed Harris and Hollywood icon Annette Bening.

Speaking exclusively to The Daily Express, she said: "My favourite moments are always in collaboration with other actors, like working with Ed Harris and Annette Bening.

"That was the gift that keeps giving. For me, to have these iconic ...they are just masterclass and just brilliant at what they do.

"And just to have them come on and work with me in a character that I have been playing forever, it was a pinch-me moment with Ed."

The star, who has played Beth Dutton since 2018, also said she loved "being outside on a horse," adding: "That's also a moment I always enjoy."

She got to experience plenty of that in the sequel series, which sees Beth and Rip purchase a new ranch in Texas, after losing their Montana home in tragic circumstances.

However, filming in Texas was something the entire cast had to get used to, and Reilly opened up about the difficulties of adjusting to the climate.

She explained: "I'd say the heat in Texas was something I had to adapt to. We used to film Yellowstone in Montana, [where] you could get a winter's day and a summer's day in literally the same day.

"The weather was always so changeable, but in Texas, the heat is unlike anything I have ever experienced, and the humidity.

"So that was something my body had to deal with, but for the first week in August, when we started, we all had heat sickness.

"We were all going home from work and had to stop and we were sick in the car, or just having to get hydration.

"That was the hardest thing, because it's hard to concentrate when you are that hot."

The nine-episode season teases how, as Beth and Rip fight to build a future together, they collide with "brutal new realities and a ruthless rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire".

Dutton Ranch airs on Paramount+