NOTHING beats a relaxing bubble bath at the end of a long working week.
But while for many kicking back in a bathtub is an opportunity to decompress, for some stunning celebs it’s a chance to share a steamy selfie.
Just last week left little to the imagination as for some downtime during a recent hotel stay.
The model, 38, who was staying at the swanky Meliá White House in London, looked sensational, showing off her enviable curves and gorgeous long locks.
The mum-of-three, who , captioned the sultry post: “Solo System Season is going extremely well.
“Enjoying my body, bank and bath on an unapologetic, unavailable and uncompromising level because my solo system needs this on prescription!
“Especially at ‘The Level’ suites @themeliawhitehouse. No sharing and no caring.
“DND for the foreseeable.”
According to body language expert Judi James, there’s more to these snaps than just Christine teasing her followers online – and there is plenty her poses suggest.
Judi told us: “Christine’s bath pose is complex in terms of her own timeline cleanse. She’s performed this in a ‘Peeping Tom’ or old fashioned ‘What the Butler Saw’ visual narrative, posing in a way to look unaware of the camera as she lets her gown slip off her body before she sits gazing soulfully in the suds in what looks like a private moment.
“Christine looks heavily styled in this bath pose, with her hair hanging down like Rapunzel, and the sense of a moment of stillness and waiting hinting that she might feel in need of being ‘saved’ by someone who can support and protect her in her life.
“There’s a sense of physical strength in her long, bared and very straight, elegant back, but emotionally she looks moody, pensive and a little vulnerable here.
“Her actual body pose is more ‘Narcissus’ though as she lies gazing at her own reflection, apparently lost in deep and admiring thought to the point of rejecting anything else around her.”
But the blonde bombshell is far from the only one to leave her followers hot under the collar with steamy bathtime snaps. Here are some of our favourite recent moments when celebs shared photos of them taking the plunge.
Helen Flanagan
On a recent girls’ trip to Manchester, looked red hot as she rocked a sizzling ensemble – but before she headed out, she had a relaxing soak and documented it.
The star, 36, as she plunged into a bubble bath before a night out. Her famous tattoo was on display, and she appeared to ditch makeup for the occasion, too.
Judi told us: “Her bath pose is all about implied nudity and sexuality, although it’s here she seems to be showing us the ‘real’ Helen: cleansed; hair scraped up; nerdy specs, a bashful, playful smile and with her eye now looking downward shyly rather than meeting the camera in a challenging stare.
“Here she looks camera-aware but her downward glance and grin makes it look as though a partner or best friend has surprised her to take a pic.
“Helen clings to the side of the bath as though less assured about her future, but she seems to be reminding the fans that underneath the popular glamour model image there’s a more wholesome, natural and honest girl who just happens to have the knack of looking effortlessly sexy too.”
Jessica Alba
scrubs up impressively well if this bathtime selfie is anything to go by.
The 45-year-old actress posed in the tub with her knee pulled up to her chest, sporting a messy bun and gold under-eye patches as she flashed a pout.
Analysing the cheeky photo, Judi says: “Jessica’s pose in the bath looks intended to show the actress as unaffected, natural and down-to-earth. There’s very little flesh showing apart from one sudsy knee here.
“But there’s an implied sense of beauty superiority here as she proves that she can ‘reveal’ her less side but still look like a goddess.
“The pout makes her look fun, but what looks like a full face of suggests she takes her ‘natural’ look very seriously.’
Nicola Peltz
Beckham got pulses racing with a daring bathtub during her St Tropez holiday with last .
The billionaire heiress, 31, posed in crystal-clear water without a single bubble in sight to help cover her modesty.
Judy believes the American actress knows exactly what she’s trying to achieve with this sultry snap: “There’s an air of daring about this pose. With not one sud in sight, Nicola is technically baring all, albeit beneath the water, making this sensual shot feel like a challenge to other celebrities.
“Her facial expression and body positioning suggest she’s raising the bar when it comes to ‘dare-to-bare’ posing.
Dua Lipa
From to , Dua Lipa, 31, certainly isn’t afraid to flash her skin – and the more intimate snaps of her post-wedding celebrations with are no exception.
Fans went wild for a foam-clad looking sun-kissed and completely loved-up following in May – and according to the expert, the sexy yet elegant image also reveals a lot about the relationship between the newlyweds.
“Did we wonder if Dua was having the best honeymoon with one of the world’s most desirable men?’’ Judi says.
“This bath pose tells us she was. There’s a minimum amount of bare flesh here, just a clever curve of the bum above the suds, but it’s her facial expression that is relaying the narrative.
“This is a look of utter bliss during what looks like a moment of cleansing and reflection.’’
“The way she holds her hand to her face mimics surprise, as though she’s been caught off guard, but the carefully placed hand and leg suggest this photo was anything but accidental.”
Mark Wahlberg
It’s not just the ladies who’ve sent fans into a frenzy with their naked snaps. A-lister , 55, also stripped things back this by striking a pose as wife Rhea Durham snapped a cheeky photo of him from behind in the shower.
Judi says: “Looking like the best view from any holiday hotel window, Mark is clearly revelling in not just his open shower but also his own body, which he cleverly flaunts from back view in a very natural way as he suds down.
“If this were a pose away from the shower he might be accused of being narcissistic, but it’s the shower that gives it the authenticity in terms of stripping off and baring all to the skyline.”
She continues: “That carefully-placed love heart emoji adds the perfect note of humour here, promoting not just Mark’s bare bod but his ability to be self-effacing too.’’
Irina Shayk
Posing in a bathtub with nothing but carefully placed rose petals, , 40, exuded glamour in this constructed shoot, flashing just a little – but enough – skin to her 23million followers on Instagram.
Judi says: “This ‘conspicuous consumption’ status-symbol-style pose is a different angle on the bathing pic as, instead of being all about clean, sudsy and quite innocent indulgence, it focuses on a sultry, challenging facial expression as she lies immersed up to the neck in a bath full of rose petals.
“This look puts sexual sophistication over cute, with the strategically placed petals sending out a message of fierce self-indulgence and a solo celebration of enviable-looking wealth and success.”
Maura Higgins
looked sensational as she stripped off for a bubble bath for a .
The former star, 35, fronted the campaign by relaxing in the tub with a refreshing pint of on the side.
Judi says: “Maura’s playful, gently teasing bathroom behaviour here teams the suds on her body with the head of foam on the glass of beer she’s promoting, and she manages to handle it all with a relatively fresh, naughty but well-behaved look.
“She’s gone for some method acting here, seeming to have stripped off her and pinned up her , but her smile says she’s up for the joke in this naughty-but-nice performance.’’
Scout Willis
Scout Willis’ bath time routine looks a little different to most of ours.
While on holiday in in June, the 35-year-old nepo baby of Hollywood A-Lister and snapped herself taking the plunge while in the garden.
Judi says: “Scout seems to invent the skill of vertical bathing here in her bid to create a vibe of free-wheeling hippie-dom.
“Her bare flesh reveal is made to look natural and part of who she is rather than an open attempt to tease the fans, but the way she squishes vertically in the bath to be facially visible and recognisable to the camera suggests she’s enjoying the small moment of daring.
“She’s posing in a way to suggest a private moment of stretched-out relaxation and reflection, but the distanced camera suggests this was a posed pic.’’
Sabrina Carpenter
Whether it’s or singing some of her best hits in sexy lingerie on stage, sure knows how to raise a few eyebrows.
The 27-year-old blonde was catapulted into the UK spotlight with Espresso in 2024 – and has since sent pulses racing more than once. Fans were obsessed when she took a splash with pigs while wearing baby-pink lingerie in the music video.
Judi says: “Sabrina manages to shock merely by keeping her underwear on here: who soaks in a tub in a bra unless they’re trying to save on the weekly wash?
“With full make-up and an impassive expression, she looks dropped into the water here, and then there are the cutest little pigs keeping her company.
“This pose turns the of shocking people on its head; it’s less about her nudity and more about why the bra and how come the little pigs. Sweet, cute, but weird at the same time.’’
