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Dua Lipa looks incredible as she strips off to tiny bikini on sun-soaked Brazil trip with lookalike sister

DUA Lipa looked sensational as she stripped to a bright orange bikini on holiday with her sister.

The Levitating hitmaker, 30, soaked up the sunshine in her matching two-piece as she joined look-a-like sister Rina, 24, on a day bed.

Dua Lipa looked sensational as she stripped to an orange bikini with sister RinaCredit: Instagram
The pair are enjoying some downtime in BrazilCredit: Instagram
Dua, 30, is no stranger to a sexy social media snapCredit: Instagram
The Levitating songstress will resume her South American tour tonightCredit: Instagram

Rina, who is carving out her own career as a Gen Z influencer but has dreams of becoming a top actress, opted for red halterneck swimwear for their day in Brazil.

Both siblings shared their sun tan spot on a balcony above a busy beach.

Yet with the rays playing havoc with their Instagram snap, they shaded their eyes with their hands for their sexy snap.

Dua was seen keeping hydrated with a big bottle of water and sun tan lotion perched on a table alongside her.

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Dua posted a gallery of her holiday snaps to her Instagram grid with the caption: “Rio in my [heart].”

It came just a day after the New Rules hitmaker was seen in the crowds at a South American football clash.

The Brit songstress was spotted at the Fluminense vs Flamengo derby in a Brazil shirt – just days after taking in Argentina’s mammoth showpiece.

She is currently on her ‘Ridical Optimism Tour‘ and after playing two shows at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, she went to Chile for back-to-back performances.

Last week on November 15, she performed in Sao Paulo, Brazil and isn’t due back on stage until tonight in Rio de Janeiro, so has been letting her hair down and taking some well earned chilled time.

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Meanwhile, Dua is no stranger to a sexy outfit, and recently posed in a sheer lace top as she told how she had “deeply fallen” for fiance Callum Turner.

She opened up about her actor fiance, who she got engaged to last year, after a whirlwind romance.

Discussing their relationship, Dua said: “I love love. It is a beautiful thing.

“It’s a really inspiring thing. You find yourself so intensely falling all the time in the best way possible. That vulnerability is so scary, but I feel so lucky to get to feel it.

“I’ve spent a lot of time being guarded or protecting my heart, and so I’m letting go of that feeling and just being like, ‘Okay, if I’m supposed to get hurt, then this is what’s going to happen.’ I have to just allow love.”

The singer added: “I’m happier than ever, so it feels like I’m doing a disservice by not talking about it.

“When you’re a public person, anything that’s very personal is very vulnerable. It’s not like I don’t want to share it.”

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The Sun were first to reveal Callum had popped the question last Christmas, after less than a year of dating.

Dua confirmed our story last month and told British Vogue: “Yeah we’re engaged. It’s very exciting.”

Dua has caputured her holiday antics in a Instagram grid postCredit: Instagram
Rina, 24, has dreams of becoming a top actressCredit: Instagram
It came after Dua opened up on her engagement with Callum TurnerCredit: AP

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Dua Lipa and Coldplay urge government to ‘stop touts from fleecing fans’

Mark SavageMusic correspondent

Getty Images Dua Lipa sings during a concert at Wembley StadiumGetty Images

Dua Lipa was among the artists calling on the government to curb the resale of tickets at vastly inflated prices

Pop stars including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and The Cure have called on Sir Keir Starmer to honour his election promise to protect fans from online ticket touts.

More than 40 musicians have signed a letter urging the UK prime minister to “stop touts from fleecing fans” and cap the price that can be charged when tickets are resold.

The government launched a public consultation on the issue in January after complaints from fans, saying it would tackle touts who “are systematically buying up tickets on the primary market and reselling them to fans at often hugely inflated prices”.

But seven months after the consultation closed, there has been no indication of when legislation might be introduced.

‘Ripped off’

New research from Which? magazine found that some tickets to see Oasis at Wembley Stadium this summer were listed for as much as £4,442.

According to analysis by the Competition and Market Authority (CMA), tickets sold on the resale market are typically marked up by more than 50%.

In January, the government said it was considering a price cap of up to 30%.

Dan Smith from indie-pop group Bastille said “it seems crazy” that fans aren’t protected from price hikes, when countries like Ireland and Australia have introduced caps on ticket resales.

“It’s not surprising that the idea of a price cap has such widespread support from bands and artists,” he said.

“With the support of the government we can all move to a situation where people no longer get ripped off by touts and genuine fans can easily resell unwanted tickets for their original price.”

A spokesperson for the Department for Culture said: “This government is fully committed to clamping down on touts and is going further to put fans back at the heart of live events.

“We have carefully considered evidence provided in response to our consultation earlier this year and will set out our plans shortly.”

The government’s consultation also proposed limiting the number of tickets that resellers can offer.

In the letter, artists including PJ Harvey, Mark Knopfler, Amy MacDonald, Iron Maiden and Nick Cave joined consumer organisations in urging the government to respond to the consultation “as soon as possible, and commit to include legislation on a price cap in the next King’s Speech”.

They said the move would “restore faith in the ticketing system” and “help democratise public access to the arts”.

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The letter comes as Which? found prolific sellers in Brazil, Dubai, Singapore, Spain and the US hoovering up tickets for popular US events before relisting them at inflated prices on sites like StubHub and Viagogo.

The findings echoed a BBC investigation this summer, which discovered teams of overseas workers bulk-buying tickets for concerts in the UK to resell for profit.

The watchdog found it was often difficult for fans to establish the seller’s identity or to contact them – despite the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) securing a court order in 2018 requiring Viagogo to reveal the identity of traders.

Which? also found evidence of speculative selling – when tickets are listed on secondary sites even though the seller has not bought them yet.

Which? consumer law expert Lisa Webb said the joint statement issued on Thursday “makes clear that artists, fan organisations and consumers reject the broken ticketing market that has allowed touts to thrive for too long”.

Resale sites like Viagogo and Stubhub claim a price cap could push customers towards unregulated sites and social media – putting them at increased risk of fraud.

In football’s Premier League, where resales are forbidden because the sport must abide by stricter laws than music events in order to maintain segregation in stadiums, the BBC recently uncovered a black market for match tickets, with some exchanging hands for tens of thousands of pounds.

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Massive sum Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Charli XCX helped to add to UK economy last year revealed

DUA Lipa helped music boost the UK economy to the tune of £8billion last year. 

The singer — whose hits include New Rules and Levitating — was one of the industry’s biggest money-makers as its contribution to the country’s coffers leapt by five per cent. 

New Rules singer DUA Lipa helped music boost the UK economy to the tune of £8billion last yearCredit: Instagram/ sofia malamute
There was more good news for the economy, thanks to Charli XCX’s global success with album BratCredit: Getty
Tours from Taylor Swift, above, Liam Gallagher, and Bruce Springsteen also drove the figuresCredit: AFP

She saw album Radical Optimism debut at No1 in the charts, while dates in Singapore, Japan and Malaysia took export revenues to a new high of £4.8billion. 

Tours from Taylor Swift, Liam Gallagher, Take That and Bruce Springsteen also drove the figures, along with Charli XCX’s global success with album Brat

Of the £8billion total — up from £7.6billion in 2023 — £1.49billion came from physical sales, downloads and streaming.  

A record £1.02billion was paid out in songwriting royalties while merchandise sales rose too.  

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The findings are in UK Music’s annual economic report This Is Music 2025.  

It said the industry employs 220,000 people here, but warned growth was slowing down after taking off immediately after the pandemic

UK Music’s Chief Executive Tom Kiehl welcomed the figures but issued warning signs amid the challenges faced by the sector. 

He said:  “In recent years UK Music has reported that the music industry has enjoyed double-digit annual growth. 

“That growth has now halved indicates a levelling off of the immediate post-pandemic boost that we experienced, as well as other underlying issues set out in this report.  

“This points to the need for urgent action. If problems are not addressed then future growth cannot be guaranteed.” 

Dua, 30, is in Argentina on tour.  

She shared a snap of her with sister Rina at River Plate’s match against rivals Boco Juniors after two gigs at the Buenos Aires stadium.   

Take That were also big earners, helping to boost the economyCredit: Getty
Dua, left, on tour in Argentina, shared a snap of her with sister Rina at River Plate’s match against rivals Boco Juniors after two gigs at the Buenos Aires stadiumCredit: Instagram

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