Dua Lipa in Bathing Suit Says "Happy Birthday"

Dua Lipa is celebrating her sister Rina’s birthday. She posted a series of photos of the two of them on Instagram. In one photo, the sisters posed by the pool in bikinis. Their incredible figures and flat abs were on full display. Lipa captioned the post, “Happy birthday to my main squeeze! The light of my life! My sister @rinalipa, I love you, I love you, I love you!” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Dua Lipa stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Washes Her Face Every Night

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Lipa broke down her daily schedule to Refinery29. She says that skincare is extremely important to her. Lipa says that she always washes her face each night, and makes sure to take any makeup off. “I am religious about washing my face and doing my nighttime skincare routine every evening. Even when it’s a rehearsal day and I’m not wearing makeup, it is so important to wash the day off.”

2. She Uses A Toothbrush To Exfoliate

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Lipa broke down some of her skincare secrets to Allure. She revealed that she doesn’t just use expensive tools on her face. Lipa revealed that she likes to use a toothbrush to exfoliate her face. “At home, I discovered it after running out of makeup supplies and trying to make do with what I have,” she explained. “Now, I still use it.”

3. She Mixes Up Her Workouts

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Lipa tells The Urban List that her fitness routine is all about variety. “I love mixing up lots of different training, finding different workouts in whatever city I’m in, whether it’s yoga, Pilates, boxing or spinning. Whatever it is, I try to change it up every day to keep things interesting.

4. She Works Out On Tour

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Lipa doesn't let her busy schedule and traveling affect her fitness routine. She tells The Urban List that she always makes time to go to the gym or a class on the road. “When you’re on a tour bus, every day and every place is different, so you never know what you’re going to find. That’s always one way to keep it interesting.”

5. She’s Grateful

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Lipa tells Refinery29 that she is extremely grateful for her success, and always makes time for her mental health and wellbeing. “I also use this time to check in with myself and practice gratitude. The past year has been one for the history books, and I’m just so lucky to have fans who have been so supportive of me from the beginning.”

Dua Lipa in a swimsuit is wishing her mom a happy birthday! “Happy 50th Birthday to my gorgeous Mama. My queen @anesalipa 🦋,” she captioned an Instagram batch of photos of the two of them. Dua, the child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa (née Rexha) and Dukagjin Lipa, is close to both of her parents, and they remain her North Star. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Dua Lipa stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Does What She Does For Her Parents

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Dua’s father is a musician. “He's good. I mean, he is my dad. I'm gonna say he's good,” she told CNN. “I guess I'm biased there. Both my parents are really the reason why I do what I do. Them always being so open and playing music around the house. And whenever they saw that I had a passion to do anything artistic, they were always the ones that pushed me.”

2. She Just Wants to Have Fun

Every time she works on a new album, she says “ I'm slowing down a bit. I'm not really because I haven't stopped at all, performing at the Brits to kind of doing a world tour and all the videos that I've done and the places I've traveled. My favorite thing about my job is kind of going back to places and seeing the crowds grow and getting to do something different. And that for me is what really means the most. The music that I love making is pop music, but I want the concepts to maybe be a bit more unconventional. There are so many things that I've been writing about. I just wanna have a lot of fun with it.”

3. This is What She Does Early in the Morning

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“Time for a walk with my dog, Dexter. I got really lucky that he and I have the same sleep schedule. If I need to catch a couple extra hours of sleep he’s right there with me, but on days when I’m up bright and early, he’s ready for his morning walk. Our walks are the perfect way to get my mind right for the day ahead. I usually grab a bottle of Evian — gotta stay hydrated — and his leash and we head out for a stroll around the neighborhood. While walking, I make a mental list of my intentions for the day,” she told Refinery29.

4. She Values Self Care

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“If you're unsure of what self-care activity is right for you, Kristin Lothman, a mind-body counselor with Mayo Clinic's Department of Integrative Medicine and Health says there are many to try,” says the Mayo Clinic. "Basic practices could include things like journaling; meditation; prayer; and mindful movement, such as yoga or tai chi ― really any intentional action or behavior that gives us energy and enhances our sense of well-being."

5. She Feels for Immigrants

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Lipa’s parents emigrated to the UK. “Nobody leaves their country by choice most of the time. And I think it's really upsetting, especially with the refugee situation, because I know how lucky I am to have been, to have lived in the UK and to have been given all these opportunities and to have had the opportunity to come back and live in London and pursue my dream,” she told CNN when rhetoric against immigrants seemed like it was at an all time high. “And to think that young kids don't actually have, or may not have that opportunity in the future is really upsetting.”

Dua Lipa is finally getting the chance to tour behind her wildly successful and award-winning album, Future Nostalgia. She kicked off her tour this week, and posted a selfie on Instagram with a close-up on her face and her jeweled earrings, captioning it with an eye emoji and then "C you”—and added some bathing suit photos for good measure, all from her stop in Miami. (There, her concert got rave reviews; "Dua Lipa Proves the Pandemic Only Made Her Stronger at ‘Future Nostalgia’ Tour Kickoff," wrote Rolling Stone.) How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Dua Lipa stays in shape (mentally and physically) and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Got Off Social Media

Lipa has been open about the struggles of being in the public eye, especially when it comes to dealing with social media haters. She was infamously trolled on social media after one of her performances, and after winning awards. Lipa said on the Gurls Talk podcast with Adwoa Aboah that she had to step away from social media, and that this benefitted both her mental health, and her career. “I don’t think I could have done my second record if I hadn’t taken a step back from social media,” she said.

2. She Loves To Journal

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Lipa opened up about some of her self-care and mental health practices on the Gurls Talk podcast. She says that journaling and writing her feelings down has really improved her mental health and wellbeing. “Get a piece of paper and write down what you’re thinking, [it] doesn’t even have to make sense, but I think it really helps.”

3. She Gives Back

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Lipa is a very charitable celebrity, and has used her platform to promote several different causes. Lipa told the Gurls Talk podcast that the COVID-19 pandemic inspired her to start giving back a lot more. “A lot of us are fortunate enough to be able to self-isolate with family, friends, loved ones, but there are lots of people around the world, refugees who live in overcrowded areas, who don’t have access to basic human needs such as soap and water.”

4. She Decided To Prove Her Doubters Wrong

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Lipa opened up to Attitude Magazine about the intense social media trolling and backlash she received in the past, and how it affected her. She revealed, “IT was definitely something that gave me anxiety and made me upset and made me feel like I wasn’t good enough and made me feel like, maybe I’m not meant to be here and on the stage. There were so many things, especially when you start out, like a video of me dancing and they’re like, ‘Ah well, she has no stage presence’ – but they’d never been to one of my shows, they’d never seen me perform. They would take one small snippet and run with it and it would become a whole thing.” Despite these feelings, Lipa let the haters motivate her to work harder, and prove them wrong, and by the time her second album was released, she was receiving praise for her ability as a performer. “It was a tough time, but I’m also so grateful for experience because I became so much stronger. I became so much more confident after that. Now I know what I’m good at; I know how to be good at what I do; [and] I know how much work it takes to be good at what I do.”

5. She Loves Boxing

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Lipa opened up about some of her favorite exercises in an interview with Beauty Crew. She revealed that one of her favorite ways to stay in shape was by boxing. “I like doing it for fitness [and] I like doing it just to kinda clear my mind. I really enjoy it. I like that it's definitely a full body workout. Since starting boxing I've probably been in the best shape ever. It's also a great stress reliever."

Dua Lipa is known for her work with the brand Versace. In her recent Instagram post, she modeled a swimsuit from the line. In the photos, Lipa posed in a black swimsuit with white polka dots and different colored butterflies. Her impressive figure was on display in the post. Lipa captioned the post, “My summer outfit until further notice.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Dua Lipa stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Has Makeup Free Days

In late 2016, Lipa revealed some of her beauty secrets in an interview with Allure. She says that having days where she isn’t wearing makeup is important. “Off stage, I try not to not wear makeup as much as I can. I need to give my skin a break. I guess it was always important for me to take my makeup off before bed, but now, it’s like to a whole ‘nother level.

2. She Travels With Skincare Products

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Lipa does a lot of traveling, and she makes sure to take skincare products with her on the road. “I’m traveling so much, and my skin gets so tired, so anything I can take like eye cream, face cream, face mist, oils—just anything to keep my skin moisturized because flying dries it out. Traveling is the worst for skin, and it shows instantly. Once you’re working non-stop, you can instantly see it.”

3. She Wants To Be A Role Model

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Being in the public eye, Lipa has a lot of people looking up to her. She tells Allure that she wants to inspire others. “If you can be a role model doing what you do....For me, my aim is to just be as good as possible. If people do look up to me, I have to set the best example I can. I guess in a way that makes me the best version of me when it’s about someone else as well. Especially for ‘Blow Your Mind’, the whole video is a campaign for niceness. It’s like the girl gang that everyone can be a part of.”

4. She Uses A Toothbrush On Her Skin

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Lipa tells Allure that she has a unique beauty tip. “I use a toothbrush for loads of different things. Well, I don’t use the same toothbrush for loads of different things. I have a couple. I use a toothbrush on my lips as a lip scrub, occasionally I use a toothbrush with some dark eye shadow on my eye brows if I want to fill them in. And if I want a really thick, textured look with mascara, I put one on my lashes, as well. At home [in London], I discovered it after running out of makeup supplies and trying to make do with what I have. Now, I still use it.”

5. She Does A Variety Of Workouts

Lipa shared some of her favorite workouts in an interview with Refinery29. She says that she does a lot of different things to stay in shape. “Whether it’s on Zoom, doing a workout with my friend Ella in L.A. who leads a kickass workout class called Sculpt With Ella, or with my best friend Bunny who comes over to train me on days when I’m feeling super lazy and need someone to get me motivated, getting physical really starts my day off right. I also love to do yoga, Pilates, or strength training. I like to leave my cardio workout to dancing.”

Dua Lipa just shared a photo of herself in a swimsuit, and she’s not alone. “No one id rather do life with. happy birthday to my other half @sarahlysander 💌,” she captioned the image, tagging her BFF, the model and content creator and self-described “London girl” Sarah Lysander. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Dua Lipa stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Does HIIT

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“A high-intensity workout, shower, breakfast, and I'm on my way,” Dua has said. “Anaerobic interval training uses the body’s reserves of energy and, after a workout, metabolism stays elevated and continues to burn calories for hours after the workout. This is due to something called the excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) effect. With HIIT, you not only burn a lot of calories during the workout, but because of the high intensity you will continue to burn calories as your body replaces energy and repairs muscle proteins damaged during exercise,” says ACE Fitness.

2. She is a Yogi

“Yoga fosters better sleep, which helps prevent or improve a host of health conditions linked to heart health, including depression and obesity. Yoga also encourages slow, deep breathing, which helps lower blood pressure and heart rate,” says Harvard Health. “And over time, a regular yoga practice trains your nervous system to be less reactive during periods of stress. Chronic stress is a major contributor to heart disease and many other health conditions.”

3. She Has Abs and Focuses on Her Core

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Try the deadbug to work your core: “Lie down on your back with your legs up in the air, bent at the knees, and your arms pointed straight up toward the ceiling. Press your back down into the mat like you’re squishing a bug underneath your back. Lower the opposite arm and leg toward the ground without letting your back arch. If needed, start with just leg lowers until you build enough core strength to lower the arm and leg without arching. Hold for two seconds with the arm and leg extended, and slowly return to the starting position—alternate sides,” says NASM.

4. She Opts for Whole Foods

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Whole foods are always the best choice. “Believe or not, but what you put in your mouth can affect whether or not your eyes sparkle. According to the National Eye Institute, the most important foods for supporting eye health are those that are rich in antioxidants like beta carotene and lutein. These peeper-friendly nutrients can be found in whole foods like sweet potatoes, carrots, and spinach,” says our sister site Eat This, Not That!

5. Carbs and Sweets Knock Her Out

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"If I do eat a donut it usually puts me in a food coma!" Dua has said. "Processed foods can be so dangerous because you end up getting a lot of excess sugar, salt, and added ingredients that most people are not aware of," Isabel Smith, MS, RD, CDN, registered dietitian and founder of Isabel Smith Nutrition, tells our sister site Eat This, Not That! "There are a lot of extra calories in processed foods that are just wasteful," says Smith.