Dua Lipa Criticized In String Bikini That's 'Too Small' And 'Doesn't Fit'
By Evie Scott on July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT

Dua Lipa is facing backlash for her latest swimwear display. The singer, 29, has spent much of early July stripping down on Instagram, with her posts coming as vacation ones. Braving sweltering temperatures in Italy and Spain, Dua showed off her sensational figure in minuscule swimsuits as she enjoyed downtime during her Future Nostalgia tour, and her latest batch of bikini photos wound up raising eyebrows. Modeling one of her tiniest bathing suits to date last Sunday, Dua nearly popped out her leopard-print two-piece, one deemed "too small" by fans who also said that her bikini didn't "fit." The Instagram share proved popular overall, though, earning the British pop star over 1.3 million likes.
Dua Lipa Stuns In Micro Bikini In Spain
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Scroll for the photos. Sharing a gallery of her latest antics, Dua kicked things off outdoors while modeling a sheer, glittery cover-up minidress worn over a dark bikini.
Quickly showing more skin, the "New Rules" star dropped jaws from a boat as she wowed in a triangle bikini top with stringy straps and animal-print fabrics. Snacking on fresh fruit that included watermelon, Dua sent out a happy vibe while wearing gold cuff bracelets, also going jazzy with a metallic gold purse slung over one shoulder.
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Dua Lipa shows off incredible figure in a tiny leopard print bikini. https://t.co/gODGFcvaHO
— willwinforever (@willwinforever) July 7, 2025
Photos also showed Dua and a crowd of girlfriends in the ocean as they rested against decking from a yacht, plus a snap of the Versace ambassador in a black bikini as she soaked up the sun with a gal pal. One image dropped jaws as Dua flaunted her shredded abs in her leopard-print bikini while posing by a quaint Spanish house. Here, the fiancee to Callum Turner added ripped denim shorts while showing off her slim, toned legs.
"Jusss 'avin a good time," Dua wrote. Over 800 fans liked a reply reading: "THE ABS, THE ABS, THE ABS." The response was a little less positive over on The Daily Mail, though. Here, users trashed Dua, saying that her bikini was way too tiny.
Told To Buy A Bikini That 'Fits'
Dua Lipa in bikini 👙 pic.twitter.com/SConSmTlM0
— Pop Queen (@popqueenhq) July 5, 2025
Shaming the singer, one fan gained over 25 upvotes for writing: "Surely you can afford a bikini that fits."
A similar number of likes came in for a post reading: "That bikini top is too small even for Dua." Noting that Dua Lipa had rocked the underboob trend while nearly popping out of her two-piece, a further user said: "I'm not a fan of the underboob craze. Other than that, stunning."
Dua Lipa Has Lunch On The Water In Studded Bikini
Dua Lipa styles her studded bikini with around $150,000 in jewelry - Page Six https://t.co/BNor6qMKW4
— fng design (@fngdesign) July 5, 2025
Dua Lipa even kept her swimwear on for lunch in the above Instagram photos, where she modeled a black bikini with silver rhinestone studding. At the start of July, she and fiance Callum enjoyed an "Italian weekend" complete with more bikini action and a delicious-looking pasta dish.