As Britain experienced its hottest day on record on Tuesday, with temperatures topping 40C (104F), celebrities stripped down to their swimwear to battle the scorching heatwave.
Gemma Collins, Lizzie Cundy and Jamie Redknapp sat back and relaxed in their sunglasses and swimwear as temperatures at London Heathrow Airport hit an unprecedented 40.2°C (104.4°F) at 12:50 p.m.
On the second scorching day of the week, Lizzie showed off her incredible figure in a racy bright pink and green cut-out swimsuit with a daring plunging neckline to her belly button.
Hot feeling! As Britain experienced its hottest day on record on Tuesday, with temperatures topping 40C (104F), celebrities including Lizzie Cundy stripped down to their swimwear to battle the scorching heatwave
The TV personality shielded her eyes from the bright sunshine with oversized square sunglasses and swept her golden tresses back into a loose ponytail.
Not content to top up her already impressive tan in the garden, Lizzie revealed that she went on a bike ride and posed on her bike.
“On your bike! All inflated and ready to go! Got my sunscreen, hat and lots of water. #keepcool #hottestdayoftheyear #swimwear @riverisland’ she captioned the snap.
The star was also keen to test the heat, cracking open an egg and trying to fry it on her patio. The trick didn’t go to plan, however, as Lizzie filmed the disappointing results.
Sizzling: On the second scorching day of the week, Lizzie showed off her incredible physique in a racy, barely-there pink and green swimsuit with cutouts and a daringly plunging neckline to her belly button
Balmy: Elsewhere, Gemma, 41, made the most of the glorious weather as she posed up a storm in her garden in a stunning leopard-print two-piece suit
Elsewhere, Gemma, 41, made the most of the glorious weather as she caused a storm in her garden in a stunning leopard print two-piece suit.
The former TOWIE star styled her platinum blonde tresses in loose waves and flaunted her natural look with a light palette of natural makeup.
Gemma encouraged her followers to feel good about themselves as she captioned the post: “#Everyonedeservestofeelamazing”.
In the video, she said: “Sun out guys check out my swimwear collection at New Look. It’s absolutely amazing.
‘It’s going to be a great day, please remember to put on your sunscreen.’
Cute: Jamie Redknapp cooled off in a paddling pool with his seven-month-old son Raphael, whom he welcomed with partner Frida Andersson last year
And Jamie Redknapp was cooling off in a paddling pool with his seven-month-old son Raphael, whom he welcomed with partner Frida Andersson last year.
The former pro footballer, 49, showed off his tanned physique as he went shirtless in black board shorts and appeared to be in cheerful spirits as he flashed a huge grin.
With his son Raphael he splashed around in the paddling pool, which he had set up in a shady spot in the garden when the temperatures were record high.
Alongside the sun-kissed snap, he wrote, “Keep cool out there guys.”
Kick back: Geri Horner relaxed amid the balmy temperatures at her sprawling country home in Banbury, where she spent time picking flowers from her garden
Amid the balmy temperatures, Geri Horner was relaxing at her sprawling country home in Banbury, where she spent time picking flowers in her garden.
Sharing stunning new snaps on Instagram, the former Spice Girl, 47, wore a cream crochet coordinator as she picked some gorgeous yellow dahlias from her flower bed.
She appeared to be in excellent spirits as she grinned as she caused a stir in the matching shorts and crop top, and sat against a wall in the grounds of her estate with a basket of freshly cut flowers.
Geri completed her summer look with a giant brown sun hat, comfy trainers and beamed, clearly pleased with her rustic harvest from the garden.
The beauty captioned her pretty post: “What a beautiful day!” along with various sunshine emojis.
Summer: Sharing stunning new snaps on Instagram, the former Spice Girl, 47, wore a cream crochet coordinator as she picked some gorgeous yellow dahlias from her flower bed
Celebrities flocked to soak up the sun like the mercury reached an unprecedented 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) at London Heathrow Airport at 12:50 p.m. – about an hour after a reading of 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) in Charlwood, Surrey, it surpassed the previous UK all-time high of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F). at Cambridge in July 2019.
By midday on Tuesday, the mercury was up to 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) at Charlwood, 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) at Kew Gardens in west London, and up at Wisley in Surrey 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) and 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) in both Chertsey in Surrey and Northolt in west London – all of these readings also hitting the UK all-time high of surpass 2019.
Forecasters predicted an absolute maximum of 43C (109F) is possible later on Tuesday, with highs in England matching the warmest places in all of Europe. The UK is also currently hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados.
The Met Office also confirmed that last night was the warmest night on record in the UK, with temperatures not falling below 25°C (77°F) in many areas of England and Wales. The highest overnight minimum in the UK last night was 25.9°C (78.6°F) at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire, while it was 25.8°C (78.4°F) at Kenley in Croydon, south London .
This broke the previous record of 23.9°C (75°F) in Brighton, which was set on August 3, 1990. It comes a day after Wales had its hottest day ever at 37.1°C (99°F) in Hawarden, Flintshire – beating a record set in the same village in 1990.
Gardening: She appeared to be in excellent spirits as she grinned while raising a storm in the matching shorts and crop top and sitting against a wall with a basket of freshly cut flowers in the grounds of her estate
