Michelle Collins wowed fans as she recreated a swimwear look she wore in 1989.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the actress, 62, showed off her age-defying figure in a high waisted black swimsuit from Hunza G.
Michelle explained she had repurchased from the swimwear designer after first wearing a one-piece from the brand 35 years ago.
Posing at the beach on a deck chair wearing huge shades, Michelle wrote: ‘So I had a #hunza @hunza.g #swimmingcostume in #1989 and I just bought another one in #2024 over #35 years ago ! #loveit #worththemoney .#onesize and this one protects your chest !
‘This is #faketan by the way I never go in the sun anymore #sundamage #skincancer my mum was diagnosed with #skincancer she had #immunotherapy #amazing #groundbreaking #cancer treatment #skincancerawareness .#ageisjustanumber #onesizefitsall #lovethe80s’.
Michelle Collins wowed fans as she recreated a swimwear look she wore in 1989. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the actress, 62, showed off her age-defying figure 35 years on
Michelle explained she had repurchased from the swimwear designer after first wearing a one-piece from the brand 35 years ago
Posing at the beach on a deck chair wearing huge shades, Michelle wrote: ‘So I had a #hunza @hunza.g #swimmingcostume in #1989 and I just bought another one’
The EastEnders star sported a bronzed glow and wore her blonde hair in soft waves.
Michelle looked like she had barely aged a day in comparison with the 1989 snap where she wore a lilac swimsuit and baseball cap.
Fans took to the comment section and wrote: ‘Beautiful then and now’ and ‘Wow! Still look as amazing as when I met you many years ago!’
‘Gorgeous’.
Earlier this month, Michelle revealed she ‘never thought’ she’d find love in her 50s.
The EastEnders star was first told by a psychic she’d meet ‘the love of her life’ as she neared her 50th birthday, and went onto meet her husband Mike Davidson, 38, just months later.
Michelle, who married Mike in 2022, also reflected on her bombshell decision to return to EastEnders last year after a 25-year absence, saying it ‘feels right’ to be back on the soap as the fiery Cindy Beale.
‘I thought it would never happen; I just didn’t think I’d ever get married. But Mike and I will have been married for two years in August,’ she told Prima Magazine.
Fans took to the comment section and wrote: ‘Beautiful then and now’ and ‘Wow! Still look as amazing as when I met you many years ago!’
Earlier this month, Michelle revealed she ‘never thought’ she’d find love in her 50s. Michelle tied the knot with her toyboy husband Mike, 38, in 2022 after 10 years together
Michelle also reflected on her bombshell decision to return to EastEnders last year after a 25-year absence, saying it ‘felt right’ to be back as Cindy Beale
‘I was almost 50 when we met. A psychic told me that I would meet the love of my life when I was nearly 50, and it happened.’
Michelle shares daughter Maria, 27, with her ex-partner Fabrizio Tassalini, who died in 2014 after a battle with liver cancer.
The actress went onto add: ‘Life’s too short. I’ve lost my mum and five really good friends over the last few years. I’ve had a lot of grieving to do and it makes you think. Life is what you make of it.’
Reflecting on her return to her iconic role as Cindy Beale, the actress said: ‘It was a big decision to return to EastEnders and I wanted to go back with a good storyline. People love to hate Cindy.
‘She is unapologetic and behaves in a way you shouldn’t really behave, but you sometimes can’t help that when you follow your heart, not your gut and, let’s face it, how many women do that?
‘Now, it feels right being back. I’m comfortable in my skin, more in the moment. I’m still hard on myself, but I’m in a very different place now.
‘And you don’t see many 62-year-old women getting good TV roles. There are probably four women who get all the roles – and that’s not me being grouchy, it’s just a fact.’
