She's barely off the plane from her Italian wedding and Dua Lipa is already back in Italy — this time swapping vows for a sun lounger as she joins her girlfriends to celebrate a pal's upcoming nuptials.
The 30-year-old singer jetted to Portofino this week for a girls' trip in honour of her friend Ella's engagement, documenting the getaway on Instagram with a carousel of sun-drenched snaps captioned simply: 'Baci' — Italian for kisses. An earlier post made her mission rather clearer: 'Gaaaaaals trip bc Ella's getting HITCHED,' she wrote, complete with a string of ring emojis.
Dolce Vita in Full Swing
The group checked into the five-star Splendido, A Belmond Hotel — one of the Italian Riviera's most coveted addresses — where Dua posed in a colourful striped string bikini by label With Jean, the two-piece featuring mismatched triangle cups and high-rise tie-side bottoms. She accessorised with gold bangles and a ring, styled her hair in tousled waves, and finished the look with nude lip gloss and a manicure featuring tiny black hearts.
In one shot she's stretched out on a sunbed, book in hand, squinting into the lens with a cheeky smoulder. In another she's posed in front of a hotel room window — all lavish furnishings and a vast bed behind her — with a finger resting at the corner of her mouth. Effortlessly cool, as ever. Fans in the comments were predictably beside themselves, with one writing: 'You look stunning as usual, Dua,' and another simply declaring: 'THE COOLEST.'
For the evening festivities, Dua swapped the bikini for a sparkly black dress with delicate shoulder straps and a large white flower embroidered up the side, her hair slicked back and earrings oversized and silver. Italia does, it must be said, look very good on her.
'The Most Beautiful Day of My Life'
While Dua was making the most of Portofino, her new husband Callum Turner was busy giving the world its first proper glimpse into their marriage — speaking to Esquire about the couple's summer wedding for the first time.
The pair tied the knot legally at Old Marylebone Town Hall before heading to Italy for a lavish three-day celebration attended by the likes of Elton John, Charli XCX and Mark Ronson. And Turner, clearly still riding high on the romance of it all, wasn't short of words.
'It was amazing, and it was… it was the most beautiful day of my life,' he told the magazine, before admitting it's a 'weird feeling' that so many people around the world are invested in their relationship.
The actor described a particularly surreal post-wedding moment: 'We went to the park yesterday, and everyone who walked past said, "Congratulations". It was pretty surreal.'
Starting a Family? He's Not Ruling It Out
Turner also addressed the question on everyone's lips — children — with refreshing directness.
'Obviously, yeah, I'm 36. I'd like to have a family and raise some kids,' he said.
It's the kind of candid, grounded comment that cuts through the celebrity noise rather nicely. No carefully managed PR non-answer here — just a man who got married, went to the park, and got congratulated by strangers while presumably still processing the whole thing.
For Dua, the newlywed glow seems to be translating rather well into holiday glow. Whether she's toasting Ella's engagement, posing poolside in Portofino or captioning the whole thing with a single Italian word, she has the art of the enviable getaway absolutely mastered. Keep an eye on our celebrity page for more updates, and for all things fashion and entertainment as the summer winds down.
