Lucy Mecklenburgh perfects "Bikini Shower" Butt & Ass at Barbados.

Lucy Mecklenburgh is renowned as being one of the most tanned castmembers of The Only Way Is Essex.

But the pretty reality star has traded in her faux glow for a real one as she soaks up the sun in the Caribbean.

The fashion designer, 20, showed off her stunning figure in a very revealing snake-print monokini as she enjoyed a pre-Christmas break in Barbados.

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 Going wild: The Only Way Is Essex star Lucy Mecklenburgh shows off her stunning figure in a snake-print monokini on the beach left little to the imagination in the Caribbean (Read more and See more Pictures)