TOWIE's Amber Turner shows off her toned and tanned physique in a purple bikini as she soaks up the sun in Portugal amid filming for latest series
And Amber Turner flaunted her toned and tanned physique in a purple bikini as she soaked up the sun in Portugal on Wednesday.
The TOWIE star, 31, is out in the European country filming for the show's upcoming 15th anniversary special.
TOWIE - which is one of ITVX's most streamed titles with 66million streams in the last 12 months - is back with the brand new series airing on ITV2 and ITVX later this year.
And Amber was taking some time out to enjoy some sunbathing this week as she highlighted her gym-honed figure in the skimpy swimwear.
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She later took to her grid to share snaps in a skimpy white co-ord as she posed up a storm.
Cast members on the upcoming series include Amy Childs, Billy Debosq and the twins, Joe Blackman, Junaid, Ella Rae Wise, Freddie Bentley, Amber, Chloe Meadows, Courtney Green, Elma Pazar, Harry Derbidge, Jordan Brook, Sophie Kasaei, Roman Hackett, Sammy Root, Dan Edgar, Jodie Wells, Diags, Livvy, Becks & Dani.
Ella recently hinted that scenes in Portugal could be 'explosive' as she confirmed to MailOnline she would be joining the cast for the upcoming TOWIE 15th anniversary special.
'I'm so excited! I feel like it's going to be explosive. The last couple of series have been pretty tame, so it's time for a big one. And everything's just better in the sun,' she teased.
Last month, Ella opened up about her split from her TOWIE ex-boyfriend Dan in a rare interview.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline about the breakup, she shared: 'I'd known about going on the show for a while and honestly thought I was going in with a happy relationship.
'But things happened behind closed doors that I couldn't get over. For once, I put myself first.'
Despite their relationship coming to an end, Ella insists things ended amicably: 'Nothing bad happened, there was no cheating or anything, and we still speak.
'In fact, we messaged the other day. I hope we stay friends.'
Viewers saw Ella break down in tears inside the famous Celebrity Big Brother house as she opened up about the breakup just days into filming.
Reflecting on how vulnerable she felt, Ella added: 'It took a lot of courage for me to be open up and vulnerable about my relationship on the show.
'I was very emotional but honest about how I felt at the time.
'I also didn't know what was happening outside the show and what he was saying, so it took a lot for me to be so open on TV, where everyone will have an opinion.'
The reality icon, who left the show in a triple eviction alongside Patsy Palmer and Angellica Bell, also revealed she was surprised by the lack of support from her fellow TOWIE cast mates after her exit.
She said: 'I only got messages from Freddie (Bentley), Saffron (Lempriere), and Dani (Imbert), like those are my three best friends. But no one else, which surprised me, I'm not going to lie.
'It was a bit sad because I would've messaged them if they were on a show, but I didn't hear anything.
'But then again, I don't know what they were going through at the time, so I don't hold it against them. I just know I would've messaged.'
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