BIKINI SHOT DO’S AND DON’TS

● DO smile. Trying to look ultra-sexy when you’re barely wearing anything is a bit naff. A smouldering pout? Yes. A sexy lip-bite? No.

● DON’T take a belfie. Not only is this pose a bit 2013 but it is the most unnatural, unsubtle way of forcing people to look at your bum.

● DO take the picture from below. When the camera is tilted up slightly, it makes you look taller and your legs longer. I’ve picked up this tip from my shorter friends. A true friend will kneel on the floor to help you achieve these shots.

● DON’T care if strangers stare at you while you’re executing the above. They are just jealous they don’t have friends who would do the same for them.

● DO be kind to yourself. My friends and I have a rule on holiday that we aren’t allowed to say anything mean about how we look. There will be a day when we’re old and wrinkly and nobody, not even strangers on Instagram, will want to see us in a bikini — and we’ll look back at these photos and wonder why we ever complained.