HOLLYOAKS star Jen Metcalfe cuts an incredible bikini body while on her New Year holiday with her son in Dubai.
The actress, 39, who has been on the soap since 2006, wasted no time in putting her past woes behind her as she stripped down to a skimpy black bikini, showing off her toned physique.
Accompanying her on her luxury Middle Eastern trip was her son Daye.
But Jen's relaxed appearance was a far cry from a few days earlier when she posted her nightmare experience soon after landing in Dubai.
According to Jen, she was left without a phone after two separate incidents.
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At the time she said: "Day 1 leave phone in taxi. Day 2 Drop phone in pool."
She then added: "If you need to get in touch (I'd stay clear) Here's ya best bet. Looking forward to day 3. No numbers and lost all chats on WhatsApp."
Jen, who plays fiesty Mercedes McQueen may be a single mum to Daye but she has not ruled out the possibility of becoming a mum of six.
Despite turning 40 this year, Jen said: "I’d absolutely love to have more kids. I’d like to have five or six, but the time and person I’m with would have to be right."
She added: “I know I want to have more children, so I had my eggs tested about three or four years ago. I was so young then and I had a lot of eggs, which was great. But apparently the number can drop at any point — and quite dramatically.”
And so it makes perfect sense that Jen is open to the idea of freezing her eggs.
She continued: "I’m reaching 40 next year so maybe I will have them frozen. Judging by the logistics I really should, because I’d love a massive family.
She added: "Daye always asks me, ‘Mummy, can you have a baby boy or a baby girl?’, and I reply, ‘I don’t know darling, hopefully I can’."
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