Michelle Collins surprised her fans by recreating a swimwear look she wore in 1989.
On Tuesday, the 62-year-old actress showed off her age-defying figure on Instagram in a high-waisted black swimsuit by Hunza G.
Michelle explained that she had repurchased a swimsuit from the designer after first wearing a one-piece swimsuit from the brand 35 years ago.
Posing on the beach on a sun lounger wearing oversized sunglasses, Michelle wrote: ‘I had a #hunza @hunza.g swimsuit in #1989 and just bought another one in #2024 over #35 years ago! #loveit #worththemoney #onesizeandthisoneprotectsyourchest!
‘This is #faketan by the way I never go out in the sun anymore #sundamage #skincancer my mom was diagnosed with #skincancer and received #immunotherapy #amazing #groundbreaking #cancertreatment #skincancerawareness #agesjustanumber #onesizefitsall #loveyou80’.
Michelle Collins stunned fans by recreating a swimsuit look she rocked in 1989. On Instagram on Tuesday, the 62-year-old actress showed off her age-defying figure 35 years later.
Michelle explained that she had returned to buy a swimsuit from the designer after first wearing a one-piece swimsuit from the brand 35 years ago.
Posing on the beach on a sun lounger wearing oversized sunglasses, Michelle wrote: ‘I had a #hunza @hunza.g swimsuit in #1989 and 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 compared to the 1989 photo where she was wearing a lilac bathing suit and a baseball cap.
Fans took to the comments section and wrote: “Beautiful then and now” and “Wow! You still look as amazing as when I first met you all those years ago!”
‘Gorgeous’.
Earlier this month, Michelle revealed she “never thought” she would find love at 50.
The EastEnders star was first told by a psychic she would meet “the love of her life” as she approached her 50th birthday – and met husband Mike Davidson, 38, just months later.
Michelle, who married Mike in 2022, also reflected on her shock decision to return to EastEnders last year after a 25-year absence, saying it “feels good” to be back on the soap as the fiery Cindy Beale.
“I thought it would never happen; I just didn’t think I would ever get married. But Mike and I will be celebrating two years of marriage in August,” she told Prima Magazine.
Fans took to the comments section and wrote: “Beautiful then and now” and “Wow! You still look as amazing as when I first met you all those years ago!”
Earlier this month, Michelle revealed she “never thought” she would find love at 50. Michelle married her husband Mike, 38, in 2022 after 10 years together.
Michelle also reflected on her shock decision to return to EastEnders last year after a 25-year absence, saying it “felt good” to return 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 almost 50, and so I did.’
Michelle shares daughter Maria, 27, with ex-partner Fabrizio Tassalini, who died in 2014 after a battle with liver cancer.
The actress added: “Life is too short. I lost my mother and five very good friends in the last few years. I’ve had to grieve a lot and it makes you think. Life is what you make of it.”
Reflecting on returning to her iconic role as Cindy Beale, the actress said: “It was a great decision to come back to EastEnders and I wanted to come back with a good storyline. People love to hate Cindy.
‘She’s unapologetic and behaves in ways you really shouldn’t behave, but sometimes you can’t help it when you follow your heart, not your gut, and let’s face it, how many women do that?
“I feel good again now. I feel comfortable in my own skin, more present 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 roles on television. There are probably four women who get all the roles, and I’m not being grumpy, that’s a fact.”