Strictly star’s scorching beach retreat to topless sunbathing, these celeb Xmas holidays snaps look NOTHING like ours

WHILE we faced a cold, rain-soaked Christmas at home, the stars hotfooted it abroad for some Yuletide sun.

Over the past month, celebs have been sharing snaps of their glorious getaways on Instagram, from sizzling destinations including the Caribbean and Mexico.

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Here, Thea Jacobs and Josh Saunders reveal the trendy retreats where famous faces have been topping up their tans.

Heidi Klum

WHILE revellers in the UK had a skinful over the festive period, the German supermodel, 50, gave us an eyeful by sunbathing topless on a beach in St Barts in the Caribbean.

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Bianca Gascoigne

THE telly star got the Christmas gift of a lifetime when her boyfriend Arron Wright proposed on holiday.

In a skimpy bikini, Bianca, 37, flashed her engagement ring in Ko Samui, Thailand, with Arron and baby daughter Blake Sunshine.

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Gwyneth Paltrow

THE 51-year-old actress looked ho-ho-hot as she strolled along the shore in Cabo, Mexico, in a Crimbo-style red two-piece and shading her eyes from the sun.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones

HATS off to the Welsh actress who channelled Indiana Jones by wearing a fedora on Christmas Eve in rural Kerala, India.

Catherine, 54, was holidaying there with hubby Michael Douglas and her family.

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Charlotte Crosby

THE reality star, 33, had an abs-olute ball showing off her toned tum in a teeny bikini on a £2,000-a-night Maldives holiday.

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Kate & Rio Ferdinand

THE former footie ace and his wife played a blinder by escaping to the Maldives for the festive period.

Kate, 32, and Rio, 45, still got their White Christmas – but it was pure sands, not snow, that they enjoyed on their break together.

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Nikita Kuzmin

THE Strictly runner-up dumped the dancefloor for Dubai on his festive getaway.

Nikita, 26, had a splashing time at the five-star hotel Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.

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Amber Turner

HERE’S a real winter warmer ­ – the Towie star sizzling in a bikini.

Bronzed Amber, 30, Turner-ed up the heat while posing in Dubai.

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Ekin-Su & Davide

CHRISTMAS was an Italian job for the Love Island sweethearts as they enjoyed a romantic break in Rome.

Ekin-Su Culculoglu, 29, and Davide Saclimenti, 28, looked cosy and content after recently rekindling their romance.

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