Dua Lipa puts on a very risqué display in a black mesh dress as she continues lavish holiday in Europe
The pop superstar, 29, is currently soaking up the sun on a European getaway with her newly-confirmed fiancé, British actor Callum Turner.
In her latest Instagram photo dump, the singer gave fans a peek into her sun-soaked travels.
Dua made a bold statement in a black lace maxi dress that hugged her jaw-dropping figure.
The singer, who is a keen dancer and enjoys yoga and resistance training, showed off her enviable figure in the gorgeous ensemble.
The see-through dress revealed Dua's matching underwear underneath, which she rocked with complete confidence.
Dua puffed on a cigarette while boasting a dewy glow as she dazzled for the stunning pictures and referencing the door number above her in the pictures, captioning the post: 'My lucky 22 that follows me everywhere'.
Fans flocked to her comment section to praise the brunette beauty on her incredible pictures with one writing: 'A truly ICON!!!!' whilst another said 'so cute and beautiful'.
It comes as Dua has also been quietly rocking a giant sparkler on her finger for months, but only confirmed her engagement to Callum in a recent Vogue interview.
The hitmaker admitted she never saw herself as the marrying type, saying: 'I've never been someone who's really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be.'
It comes after some fans have been poking fun at the pop star's jet set lifestyle.
The singer who is with the The Boys in the Boat actor Callum Turner, 35, often shares her glamorous vacations with her followers and shows the tow of them traveling the world.
Despite currently being in Spain, most recently, the pair headed to Italy, where they were spotted soaking up the sun on a stunning beach.
But by documenting her lavish trips online, some users have cracked jokes about her nonstop traveling.
Many have even wondered where she and Callum would go for their honeymoon since the couple had already been 'everywhere.'
Some even joked that she might take it to the next extreme and head to space.
Taking to X they wrote: 'This girl has already traveled all over the world, where are they going for their honeymoon to make it memorable? Mars?'
'Their honeymoon is gonna be three years long', 'For their honeymoon, they will discover Atlantis', 'LMAO right?!? Girl has literally been EVERYWHERE'
'Pre-honeymoon in Mount Everest, main honeymoon on Mars, [and] post-honeymoon in Titanic wreckage'.
Dua is well-aware of the travel jokes and previously made a statement about it with British Vogue.
'I'm not always on holiday, I just make everything I do feel like a holiday,' she told the outlet last month.
Elsewhere in the interview, Dua discussed her family plans, saying she's concerned about how having children will fit in with her career as a pop star.
'I'd love to have kids one day,' she said.
'But it's like the constant question of when would there ever be a good time – how it would fit in with my job and how it would work if I went on tour, and how much time out I'd have to take.
'I think it's just one of those things that's going to happen when it happens. I love kids, but I think there's so much more to raising a child than just loving children.'
Confirming her engagement to Callum, Dua said: 'Yeah, we're engaged. It's very exciting.
'This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don't know, be best friends forever - it's a really special feeling.'
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