Carol McGiffin made sure her 60th birthday went off with a bang as she headed out to Australia for the festivities.
The Loose Women panelist was joined by her toyboy husband and a host of other closer friends – with ex Geordie Shore starlet Charlotte Crosby making an appearance.
Carol and her hubby Mark, 36, hosted drinks at an exclusive Sydney bar overlooking the sun-soaked Aussie coastline.
Birthday girl Carol was looking glamorous in a bright orange maxi dress and giant shades as she supped champagne.
While Mark proudly posed up beside her, dressed in smart shorts and a snazzy shirt as he made the most of the good weather.
Later in the day, Carol was given a shock when she ran into her former CelebrityBig Brother co-star Charlotte Crosby.
The two appeared on the now axed reality show back in 2013, which Charlotte went on to win.
Delighted Carol shared a selfie of the two of them together , revealing she couldn't believe her good luck to run into Charlotte Down Under.
"What are the chances? Walking down the street in Manly, Sydney and look who I bumped into! Only Charlotte Crosby!!!" she told her followers.
"So good to see my old mucker from CBB and her Oz I'm A Celeb family," Carol added.
Charlotte has been overseas following her appearance in the Aussie reality show, where she hooked up with fellow contestant Ryan Gallagher.
After catching up with Charlotte, Carol continued to flood her social media with more even pictures from her celebrations.
"Having a very nice birthday in Nelson Bay Australia," she wrote as she told followers she was having lunch with some 'very old friends.'
The bar had been decorated with balloons, badges and banners all emblazoned with Carol's new age while a table showed off her flowers, presents and champagne from friends.
As she shared yet more pictures to her Instagram, Carol joked she didn't need reminding she was now a sexagenarian.
The night before her party, Carol revealed she and her pals were having a film night with a difference.
She and her girlfriends went to a viewing of Little Women at an open air cinema over looking the Sydney Opera House.
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TV star Carol has been very honest in the past about her quest to defy her years and continue looking young.
During a discussion about plastic surgery on Loose Women last year, Carol admitted she 'looked like she'd been in a fire' after treating herself to a facelift.
She told the panel: "It isn’t easy. A lot of people get it done for free and say, 'Oh it was so easy. The next day I was out shopping!' No you weren’t, unless you have a big mask on."
"It has been quite difficult but I knew it would recover. I knew someone who got it done with the same surgeon and she was very honest with me so I kind of knew what to expect, so I was absolutely ready for it .
She went on: "It’s not painful. It doesn’t hurt, well it didn't for me, but it was really unomfortable and having to sleep upright for three weeks and having this compression band on your face.
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