By REBECCA DAVISON, DEPUTY HEAD OF SHOWBIZ
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Amanda Holden made sure all eyes were on her when she hit the beach in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Wearing a yellow string bikini and a matching cheesecloth shirt from Melissa Odabash, Amanda posted a series of pictures of her stunning look on social media.
The Britain's Got Talent, 55, wrote that she was on a couple's trip with husband Chris Hughes, 54, who had been tasked with camera duties.
And Amanda joked that while Storm Austen might be hitting the UK, it would not be affecting her.
She wrote: 'Apparently Britain has gone with the wind!! I’ve gone with the sunshine. Love Abu Dhabi, Just me and Chris!'
A host of Amanda's celebrity friends, including Lisa Snowdon, Sian Welby and her Heart FM radio co-host took to the comments to write how beautiful she looked.
Amanda Holden, 55, showed off her incredible figure in a yellow bikini on Instagram on Friday as she joked about leaving the UK to avoid Storm Austen for a holiday with husband Chris in Abu Dhabi
She wrote: 'Apparently Britain has gone with the wind!! I’ve gone with the sunshine. Love Abu Dhabi, Just me and Chris!'
While Amanda was sunning herself on the beach, Storm Austen smashed into Britain with 80mph gusts and heavy rain.
Schools closed and thousands of homes lost power while trains and flights were cancelled.
The storm had its biggest impact in the South West, where more than 16,000 homes were without power, with Cornwall badly hit - especially the area around Penzance.
The highest wind speeds recorded on Friday morning were 76mph on the Isles of Scilly, 76mph on Guernsey, 72mph on Jersey and 71mph at Culdrose in Cornwall.
Austen is the first named storm of the season and will clear eastwards into the North Sea on Friday evening.
A separate low pressure system – Storm Boelo – arrives on Saturday.
Last month, it was reported that Amanda is planning to expand her business empire.
Amanda, who already has a homeware collection and is an ambassador for Sam Faiers' brand Revive Collagen, has filed papers to trademark her name.
According to The Sun, Amanda has submitted an Intellectual Property Office application to trademark her name for future use on beauty products and website.
It also covers cosmetics and perfumes, with the star hoping to emulate the success of other stars' wellness brands.
Gwyneth Paltrow has made £323million from her business Goop, while Holly Willoughby has launched Wylde Moon.
She teamed her yellow string bikini and a matching cheesecloth shirt from Melissa Odabash