MY Mum, Your Dad star Natalie Russell looked red hot as she slipped into a bikini and messed around in a pool on holiday with a female pal.
The 44-year-old self-esteem and relationship recovery coach is single again after her surprise split from show co-star Paul Edwards, 47, but is determined not to be too down about it as she looks to the future.
Striking a sultry pose and giving fans a glimpse of sideboob, Natalie cosied up to her pal as they recreated a classic influencer-style shot with hilarious results.
She captioned the picture on Instagram: "When you’re single, you see an influencer couple post a pic, you don’t have a man to recreate it ,but you have a bestie like @thegiddingstribe who will humour you and act like she’s a man for a sec whilst you’re pretending to be an influencer too [laughter emojis] .
"We legit nearly wet ourselves in the pool with laughter trying to recreate it and if only you saw half the hideous photos it took to get one decent one [laughter emoji]. I should’ve kept them to show the reality lol."
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Natalie told her fans how important sunshine is to her mood before adding: "Also this is a reminder that being single or being in a relationship doesn’t define you, your character does."
After the final show of the series aired last week, Natalie, who went on the programme with her son Kaleil, 20, said that rewatching it "brought back some feelings".
She shared a screengrab on Instagram from the show where she looked pensive on a date with Paul.
The words: "Obviously, in the real world, it's not like this," were written in subtitles below.
She thanked viewers for their support during her time on the show and called it "an incredible experience".
"Paul and I had an incredible experience in the retreat and loved every moment, we continued that connection over the summer and had some great times together," she wrote in the caption.
"Unfortunately in Early August we decided to call a day on the relationship. We are both still friends and wish each other the best.
"I also made some incredible friendships that I’m so grateful for," she added.
She then posted a video a few hours later where she thanked followers for their messages and said that she needed a few days to get back to everyone.
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"It's been a very bittersweet week for me, watching back, although we separated in August and I had time to process before the show aired and then the show airing and watching that played back is a very surreal experience.
"Watching the hope and the excitement I had definitely bought back some feelings again.
"I've also got stuff going on outside of all of this experience, so I just wanted to say that I'm not ignoring people, I will respond to all the messages."
Natalie and Paul were one of the show's favourite couples, leaving fans shocked that they decided to split.
A source told The Sun: “As is so often the case with these dating shows, it’s easy for a connection to flourish while in the bubble of filming - there’s no distractions, no real life concerns and you’re united in one common goal to find love.
“Natalie and Paul’s flame burned bright for a few months but balancing life on the outside with nurturing their fledgling relationship proved too tricky.
“With Natalie in Bournemouth and Paul in Bath the distance wasn’t insurmountable, but they were both independent people who had great lives of their own and in the end they decided their love wasn’t greater than the hurdles.”
My Mum, Your Dad, which was hosted by Davina McCall saw adult children nominate their single folks to share a house for the programme - then spy on them from a secret bunker and help match the lonely hearts.
