Fabulous at 56! Denise Welch does a Dame Helen Mirren as she flaunts her two-stone weight loss in sensational red bikini

Social media is awash with celebrities showing off their bodies.

And Denise Welch, 56, proved you can be fabulous at any age, giving her younger counterparts a run for their money by confidently stripping down to her swimwear on Friday.

Doing a Dame Helen Mirren, the former Loose Women star cut a similar figure to The Devil Wears Prada actress' famous 2008 scarlet bikini photo.   

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Looking good: Denise Welch showed off her weight loss in her favourite red bikini on Thursday 

Unforgettable: Dame Helen Mirren caused a stir back in 2008 when she was pictured in two piece bikini

The 56-year-old star looked radiant as she posed up a storm alongside a garden wall.

'It's SUNNY!! Pasty white and me boots on but I'm happy!! @SadiePickering @lighterlife @octagontheatre xx (sic)', she posted alongside the Twitter snap.

With one hand on her hip, the TV actress proudly showed off her incredible weight loss, which she has maintained since shedding two stone in as many months last year.

Denise was inundated with positive messages from her followers, who responded with exclamations of 'wow' and 'fabulous'.

Slimming down: The former Coronation Street actress shed two stone in as many months thanks to LighterLife's diet plan