She may be turning 56 this year, but Toyah Willcox will have women half her age envious of her body following her stint on Splash!

In official pictures taken for the actress’ appearance on the ITV1 reality show, she shows off her incredible figure in a hot pink low-cut swimming costume whilst posing by the pool.

However, despite looking so good it seems that the thought of wearing swimwear in public is scaring Toyah more than the fact that she has to dive off of a three metre board this Saturday.

Describing her thoughts on her figure, the actress and singer, who has admitted to having a facelift, admitted that she doesn’t “do beach holidays”.

"I’m very short, naturally muscular and I’m 55," she said. "The only thing that’s going to make me look like Cher is the amount of surgery she’s had and I’m not going to do that.

"I’m far happier diving off a high board than I am doing that run in front of the audience in my swimming costume. That’s what I’m having nightmares about."

She continued: "I’m feeling, ‘Oh my God!’ I’ve got a large hurdle because I’ve never been seen in public in a bikini before and I feel rather disturbed about the prospect. I don’t do beach holidays and I’m not confident in a bikini.

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