Radiant Zara McDermott puts on a leggy display in a stylish polka dot summer dress during sun-soaked girls' trip abroad
The former Love Islander, 28, looked sensational in the outfit as she enjoyed some quality time away with a friend.
Zara, who is dating Louis Tomlinson, completed her effortlessly chic look by slipping into a pair of red flip-flops as she posed for the camera.
Zara and her friend appeared to be in great spirits as they stood arm-in-arm cracking beaming smiles for the camera.
She captioned the cute slew of snaps posted to her Instagram: 'girly trip xx'
Zara's girls' trip abroad comes after she spent last weekend at Glastonbury with her new boyfriend Louis, 33, and his sister Lottie Tomlinson.
At the same time, Zara also broke her silence on her split from Sam Thompson, 32, and discussed her new romance.
The couple, who featured on Made In Chelsea together, had enjoyed a five year relationship before calling time on their romance in January.
Zara however made headlines after swiftly moving on with One Direction star Louis, with the pair spotted enjoying dates together in early March.
Their romance continued to blossom with Zara and Louis even seen enjoying getaways together before Louis and Sam came face-to-face for the first time at Soccer Aid last month.
A seemingly awkward interaction ensued, with Louis reportedly blanking his new partner's ex following the match at Old Trafford despite holding 'peace talks' at the team hotel earlier.
The woman at the centre of the drama was however nowhere to be seen, with Zara later admitting the reaction to her love life has been 'frustrating'.
She told The Sun: 'The only thing in my life worth writing about is the work I do.'
The star also revealed that, despite still posting glamorous snaps to Instagram, she no longer spends much time on social media and is more grounded in her 'relationships'.
'I don't care about social media as much as I used to, or about the aesthetic or the image, I value so much real relationships and real support around me, and being that to other people,' she added.
'I'm a totally different person to the one I was when I was 21 years old and stepped into what appeared to be a glitzy world of showbiz, my day to day life is not at all glitz and glamour.'
Zara and Louis have since seemingly gone from strength to strength nevertheless, with the couple pictured looking smitten only last weekend at Glastonbury.
And Zara certainly got the family seal of approval as she was snapped cuddling up to Louis 's sister Lottie.
Their relationship has the added strength of the blessing of his make-up artist sister Lottie, 26, whom he has a close bond with.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Lottie shared a plethora of snaps from her time at the festival at Worthy Farm, which she enjoyed with Louis, Zara and fiancé Lewis Burton.
Proving she was accepting of her brother's new romance, Lottie snuggled in close to Zara, who wrapped an arm around her waist, as they posed in the field together.
Fans were quick to take to the comments to share their excitement over the seemingly newfound friend between Zara and her boyfriend's sister.
'Nice when your siblings and partners get along so well'
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BBC News
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- BBC News
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