The Irish Mail on Sunday

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Who has won the contest for the most viewed winter holiday Instragram snaps?

- By Niamh Walsh SHOWBUSINE­SS EDITOR

RATHER than end the year on a bum note some of our favourite celebritie­s escaped to sunnier climes where, of course, they shared so many beach-perfect poses of their happy holidays.

Glenda Gilson was St Lucia-bound for a romantic New Year with husband Rob Macnaughto­n. The Xposé presenter was clearly so delighted that she was doing cartwheels on the beach and her Instagram video amassed 13,194 views.

As is tradition now Rosanna Davison flew just after Christmas to Mauritius – with husband Wesley Quirke and her extended family – where she posed in a raft of colourful

‘Al fresco seaweed bath got 1,153 likes’

bikinis and enjoyed some water skiing. The family fly there every year as dad Chris de Burgh has a long-standing booking. Over 130,000 people checked her posts.

Roz Purcell has gone east, stopping in Hong Kong, with boyfriend Zach Downey, and Thailand with sister Rachel and her trainer Dave Peelo. Roz who has 174,000 followers got over 4,000 likes for her sultry beach snap.

Closer to home Angela Scanlon was seen bathing al fresco in the Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore and her al fresco seaweed bath got 1,153 likes.

And newly single Holly Carpenter raised a glass to toast her newly engaged best friend Jayne Higgins in a hot tub in The Galgorm Resort in Antrim. Donning matching black suits the two friends were clearly bubbling with joy. Holly’s hot tub snap got 1,042 likes on Instagram.

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a sunny christmas: From left, Glenda, Rosanna, Angela in the bath, and Holly with Jayne
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going for gold: Roz hanging out on Instagram

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