10 Vendet me te bukura ne Shqiperi qe nuk duhen len pa vizituar

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Shqipëria është një tokë e mbushur plot surpriza dhe e aftë për të mahnitur edhe turistin më skeptik. E gjendur mes maleve dhe detit, Shqipëria është një vend ku mund të ngelesh pa mend nga kultura dhe nga panoramat e saj natyrore.

Për të apasionuarit pas turizmit malor Shqipëria po ju pret. 70 km larg qytetit të Shkodrës, në zemër të alpeve shqiptare ndodhet Thethi. Ai shquhet për kontrastet e relievit, ujëvarave, bimësisë së dendur, livadheve e sidomos ngjyrave. Shtëpitë karasteristike të zonës, gatimet tradicionale por edhe shumë aktivitete argëtuese i bëjnë pushimet tuaja të paharrueshme.Në veri të vendit nuk duhet lënë pa vizituar Lugina e Valbonës në Tropojë. Në bujtinat e Valbonës, ndërtesa kryesisht dykatëshe të stilit tradicional me çati të pjerrëta e në të rrallë edhe me tjegulla, vizitorët gjejnë ushqim tradicional, shtrojë e mbulojë, si dhe zjarr për t’u ngrohur. Rruga deri në Valbonë është një mrekulli më vete. Lundrimi me tragetin Fierzë-Koman paraqet një atraksion të vërtetë turistik për këdo që viziton Tropojën.

Në juglindje të Shqipërisë Voskopoja është një prej fshatrave ku kultura, tradita dhe peizazhi unifikohen në mënyrë harmonike për t'i dhënë asaj vlera turistike të përhershme.

Por Shqipëria fantastike kompletohet edhe me pjesën e bregdetit.

Mjafton të afrohesh në qytetin e Sarandës për të zbuluar pjesë mahnitëse tëDetit Jon, aq sa mund të mos pendohesh që s’je në detin e Karaibeve. PlazhiPalas i Vlorës, për shembull, meriton sigurisht një qëndrim të gjatë. I shtrirë në bregun e shkëlqyer që përfshin Qafën e Llogarasë dhe Sarandën, ai karakterizohet nga shtëpiza të bardha dhe fshatra të vogla, të cilat shtrihen në një zonë të artë të rrethuar nga natyra e bukur.

Ndër vendet më joshëse është gjiri i Kakomes, një nga zonat më të bukura detare të bregut ballkanik.

Në bregdetin jonian ndër më të frekuentuarit është plazhi i Dhërmiut. Qetësi, bregdet të pastër, por edhe gjelbërimi në disa pjesë të tij i bëjnë të veçanta pushimet në të.

Kur zbret në plazhin e Dhërmiut nuk mund t'i rezistosh një rikthimi të dytë.Plazhi i copëtuar në gjatësinë e tij rezervon gjire të pafund e zona të pashkelura kurrë.

Jala është një tjetër perlë që mbush mozaikun e plazheve të detit Jon. Por ata që plazhin e duan me rërë Deti Adriatik ofron mundësi pa fund. Ndër më të veçantit është plazhi i Tales në Lezhë, zonë kjo e konsideruar e virgjër e gati-gati e panjohur për shumë kënd.

Kombinimi pamjeve mahnitëse në mal dhe bregdeti i mrekullueshëm janë vetëm disa nga bukuritë që natyra i ka dhuruar Shqipërisë

The rise of ironic Christmas jumpers

Until recently no fashionista would be seen dead in seasonal patterned knitwear, but now the kitsch style is a must-have for designers and celebrities alike. How did Christmas jumpers become so popular?

They might be embroidered with reindeer, or snowflakes, or a cheerful Father Christmas.

Knitted from variety of garish woollen hues, they look as though they are being worn to please a kindly but sartorially clueless grandmother.

Once any self-respecting young adult would have been horrified to open their wrapping paper and find they had been gifted such a garment.

But somehow Christmas sweaters have become not just acceptable, but cool - the gaudier the better.

Fashionable chains like Urban Outfitters and Topshop stock entire ranges of sweaters gaily adorned with holly, fir trees and so on.

High-end designers have got in on the act, too. Ralph Lauren sells asnowflake-patterned turtleneck for £785 ($1,277). One yellow-and-pink Stella McCartney creation featuring two prancing deer retails at $1,230 (£755).

Colin Firth in Bridget Jones's Diary - an unintentional style icon?

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He turned round, revealing that what had seemed from the back like a harmless navy sweater was actually a V-neck diamond-pattern in shades of yellow and blue - as favoured by the more elderly of the nation's sports reporters”

From Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Celebrities as diverse as Kanye West, Cheryl Cole, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Samantha Cameron and Snoop Dogg have all been pictured in various woollen improvisations on the theme.

Quite why trend-setters have decided that Andy Williams and Bing Crosby crooning festive ditties before a roaring fire, represent the ne plus ultra of style is surely one of fashion's more baffling mysteries.

For most people in the UK, the arresting visual impact of the Christmas jumper first registered when Renee Zellweger's protagonist of the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary was introduced to her suitor, Colin Firth's Mark Darcy, as he wore a roll-neck affair adorned with a giant reindeer's head.

In North America, the trend was already getting well under way. Ugly Christmas sweater parties - in which attendees compete to wear the vilest seasonal pullover - are thought to have first been held by students in Vancouver around the turn of the millennium.

The craze quickly spread across the continent. Undergraduates would scour their parents' wardrobes and second-hand clothes shops looking for the most hideous festive tops they could find.

A mini-industry of retailers sourcing or manufacturing especially tasteless garments quickly mushroomed.

Adam Paulson, a 30-year-old from Crown Point, Indiana, discovered this could be a profitable enterprise when he formed the online storeuglychristmassweaterparty.com in 2006 with two friends.

"The more stuff on the sweater, the more glittery and jangly it is, the more it will sell," he says.

But somewhere along the line the Christmas jumper phenomenon ceased to be about looking as dreadful as possible - a sort of yuletide version of Halloween - and became something that esteemed fashion designers and High Street shoppers alike could buy into.

Anne Marie Blackman, 52, of Vermont, sells sweaters online

"I had never heard of ugly Christmas sweaters but I found out there were these contests people would have to wear the ugliest. I thought, this is right up my alley. I could make sweaters that were even uglier.

"What's curious about it is how different ages do it. Ugly Christmas sweater parties were started by college kids in their 20s, but people who are older actually have these things in their closets."The change in emphasis has been attributed to the rise of that much-maligned archetype, the hipster - the young urban bohemian, attired in self-consciously quirky thrift-store clothes. Their visual aesthetic - tight jeans, over-sized glasses, garish second-hand T-shirts - was exemplified in the films of Wes Anderson and, in the UK, parodied in the Channel 4 satire Nathan Barley.

This subculture, growing in enclaves like Portland, Oregon, Williamsburg, New York and London's East End, was quickly appropriated by the mainstream.

The hipsters' fondness for all things twee and retro - baking cupcakes, riding fixed-wheel bikes, using Polaroid cameras instead of digital - meant Christmas jumpers could be re-cast as modish.

"The whole hipster movement definitely helped," says Paulson. "It started off with college-age kids. Now it's work parties."

In the UK, where ugly sweater parties had never quite caught on in the same way, the onset of the phenomenon was perhaps more sudden.

The popularity of Danish thriller The Killing - whose heroine, Sarah Lund, sported an array of knitwear, some of it snowflake-patterned - added to the garment's allure.

But even now, it isn't enough just to buy any old Christmas jumper, says former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin.

To look fashionable, she says, one had to be doing it for the right reasons.

"It's hipsters that can wear it - they give it some edge," adds Franklin.

"The cooler brands like Topshop or Urban Outfitters can do it. But If Marks and Spencers were selling them, they wouldn't have the same credibility."

The Killing star Sofie Grabol, and Samantha Cameron

It's this idea that a simple pullover must be accessorised with a raised eyebrow has turned some against Christmas jumpers.

"It's not the jumpers I mind, it's the claim of 'irony'," writes Guardian fashion columnist Hadley Freeman, casting the UK's fondness for such garments as proof that many British men are "ashamed of genuine emotion".

Not just for Christmas

The Jewish festival of Chanukah or Hannukah takes place in December, and the lure of retro sweaters and cardigans knows no faith boundaries.

This ad is from the US company Geltfiend.com, which offers a range of Hannukah-themed knitwear - their slogans: "Because Jews get cold too", and "Everything is better in a Chanukah sweater!"

But Jonathan D Fitzgerald, author of Not Your Mother's Morals: How the New Sincerity Is Changing Pop Culture for the Better, believes there is nothing ironic at all about patterned woollens.

Instead, he argues Christmas jumpers and, more generally, the hipster preference for everything retro and vintage are deeply rooted in a longing for the heartfelt and the sincere.

While individuals might insist they are wearing a sweater ironically to give themselves an emotional get-out, Fitzgerald believes that deep down they are expressing a longing for the comforting certainties of a traditional Christmas.

"Nostalgia is a huge hipster virtue," he says. "This isn't about irony, it's about kitsch.

"This is about looking back to something nostalgic - 'Oh, my mom used to wear sweaters like that.' It's only people who are afraid to express the fact that they enjoy it who say it's ironic."

If Fitzgerald is correct, even the most achingly fashionably urban trendsetters are still hoping for a cosy family festive season.

It's enough to make you buy a new jumper to celebrate.

Young gun plans to shake up jewellery world, says Aussies have been paying too much

A 22-YEAR-OLD has been handed the Australian rights to America's largest online jewellery retailer and plans to take the Aussie jewellery world by storm.

Young gun Nick Molnar has convinced the CEO of ice.com to allow him to launch and establish the company here as the first ever online-only jewellery retailer in Australia.

Since it's launch in 1999, Ice.com has grown to more $50 million in sales per annum and has 71 employees.

Molnar says Australians have been paying far too much for their bling and plans to shake up the market by offering local customers precious quality necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets at least 50 per cent lower than retail prices.

"Jewellery is the last retail category that isn’t being sold online here," says Molnar, the Southeast Asia and Pacific managing director. "None of the major retailers currently sell product online. Selling jewellery on eBay exposed that gap to me and IceOnline were the perfect partner to execute that in Australia."

Molnar says he was shocked that major bricks and mortar retailers like Angus & Coote, Prouds, Goldmark and Michael Hill are yet to tap into the online market.

He discovered this while selling jewellery on eBay and quickly becoming the biggest seller in the jewellery and watches category in Australia, all while he was still at university.

"It's exciting for us that they have been slow to catch on, but they definitely should be selling online,” he added.

Molnar is the son of jewellers Ron and Michele Molnar, who have owned the Sydney CBD jewellery store St Michel International for over 25 years.

IceOnline.com.au launched last month with 1500 products and the young CEO says he is aiming for sales in excess of $200,000 during December, the company’s first month of operation.

Their products range from less than $100 to $5000, with the average price being $200.

He says the most popular product sold online is a fashionable gemstone ring. A ring in silver with real diamonds and a gemstone retails for $135, while a similar product in white gold with real diamonds retails for $329.

Molnar says the products are cheap because the prices are sourced using Ice's name, a company that has regularly been named as one of America's Hot 100 retailers since its launch over ten years ago

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Myleene Klass keeps her legs and fingers crossed in short silver dress as she launches Christmas Day lottery raffle

After gracing television screens as a wondrous winter stylist Myleene Klass is back again.


The former pop star is fronting the Christmas Day EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw and looks simply splendid doing it.


Myleene, 34, looked like picture perfect as she was surrounded by oversized toys and Christmas decorations.

Good luck: Myleene Klass looked sensational in a silver dress as she starred in a EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw campaign

The mother-of-two wore an attention grabbing sleeveless silver dress as she sat on a gold box with her fingers crossed.


The beautiful brunette was at her sultry best as she sat amongst toy soldiers and big shiny baubles as she showed off plenty of leg.


Myleene's crossed fingers are part of her duties to wish lottery players good luck as they attempt to become one of 25 British millionaires on Christmas Day.

The National Lottery draw show host and radio presenter posed in a Christmas wonderland to remind players to get a ticket.

Looking good: Myleene was surrounded by Christmas presents as she kept her fingers and legs crossed

She said, 'I love Christmas, it is so exciting to see the presents under the tree. For 25 people there will be £1 million lurking among the wrapping paper which would surely be the ultimate Christmas present.  


'I have my fingers crossed for everyone - good luck.'


EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle makes a guaranteed UK millionaire every Tuesday and Friday. On Christmas Day this number will be boosted to mark the festive season with a bang and will give 25 lucky players the ultimate Christmas gift.

A EuroMillions spokesperson said: 'There will be lucky people unwrapping a lot more this Christmas Day with 25 millionaires guaranteed to be made. 


'The amazing draw will add to the 3,000 plus National Lottery millionaires all over the UK. Every draw also helps raise more money for National Lottery Good Causes here in the UK, so there will be lots of winners across the nation.'

Jingle bells: Myleene was in full festive spirit as she performed at the Save the Children's Christmas Tree Sessions at Union Chapel in London, earlier this week

 

Ouch! I've had a facelift with 69,000 needles... but this £2,000 scalpel-free treatment rejuvenated my 50-year-old skin

I’ve noticed people peering at me oddly. But I haven’t taken offence. Because the stares have been followed up with the most compliments I have ever had about my skin in my entire life. And that’s not something you expect when you are a year shy of 50.


The reason? For the past four months, I have regularly been subjected to a staggering 69,000 injections in my face, as one of the first people in the country to trial the latest, non-surgical facelift on the market.  

Before and after: Leah Hardy pictured left before undergoing Intracel - a skin-tightening and rejuvenating system costing £2,000 - and pictured right after the treatment

A THREE-IN-ONE BUZZ

While celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian rave about collagen-boosting Fraxel laser treatments, the cosmetic world has moved on, and the buzz now is about Intracel.


This is a skin-tightening and rejuvenating system combining three of the most promising minimally invasive techniques: micro-needling, radiofrequency (a type of heat) skin tightening and lasers. 

HOW IT WORKS

Unlike lasers that burn the surface of the skin, Intracel injects radiofrequency heat energy into the deepest layers of the skin via needles as fine as a human hair. It works by creating thousands of microscopic wounds which stimulate tired old skin cells  to go into overdrive, producing new, fresh, young collagen.

The makers of Intracel claim this will lead to tighter, firmer, brighter skin, with smaller pores. It is even said to lift sagging jawlines, soften crow’s feet, fill out acne scars, remove red veins and cure acne, because it kills the bacteria that cause spots and reduces the activity of oil glands in the skin. 
But don’t think this treatment is like a pampering facial. Remember those 69,000 needle pricks? 

Here come the needles: Leah Hardy, 49, receiving the anti-aging treatment from Dr Natalie Blakely

BRING ON THE NEEDLES

 

Before treatment, I was slathered in a powerful anaesthetic cream. At one point, I nervously licked my lips, and ended up with a numb tongue as well as face. Then it was time to face the Needles of Doom. Dr Blakely showed me the device and I could see that when a button was pressed, dozens of teeny needles would shoot out. And with that I lay on the couch. 

Dr Blakely started on my forehead. She switched to deeper needles on my cheek where there is more fat, and shallow ones over the nose where there isn’t. The overall sensation is of warmth, but when the needles hit bony areas, there is a sharp, brief pain.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN

The needling took less than half an hour, and then I relaxed with a cooling mask for 15 minutes. But afterwards my face was scarlet and there were tiny droplets of bright red blood under the skin on my nose. I’m not allowed to wear make-up, so I put on big sunglasses and stop for a coffee , but nobody comments. 

As the redness fades, I develop stripes of tiny scabs on my cheeks and grid marks of more scabs on my forehead. I look as if I’ve been  savaged by a cat. My husband is  visibly shocked: ‘What on earth  have you done to yourself?’ he says. No pain, no gain, I say.

IT GETS WORSE

The next day, I have teeny bruises under my eyes, and the stripes on my cheeks are still vivid. My husband anxiously asks: ‘Will you get better?’ And something else happens. I erupt into horrible spots. 

Dr Blakely warned that a brief attack of acne may be a side effect, but there are also tiny red drops of blood in every pore on my nose and three big scratches on my cheek. 

The needles of doom: Deeper needles are used on the cheeks where more fat is stored while shorter needles are on shallow parts of the face such as the nose

THEN THINGS IMPROVE

On day five, I use a chemical peel Dr Blakely gave me in an aftercare pack. The next day my skin looks smoother but the red blood spots in my pores and the scratches are still there. However, I start to notice the skin around my eyes looks fresher. It takes two weeks for my skin woes to completely disappear. 

ROUND TWO

When, six weeks later, I arrive for treatment number two – for best results they recommend this – I am nervous. Dr Blakely says my reaction was extreme and very unusual. And this time things are very different. The redness fades completely in a few hours and my skin looks just a little pink, with no scabs. My skin looks brighter and clearer and my jawline tighter already.

THIRD TIME LUCKY

I return for my third treatment, almost four months after the first, and it’s a breeze. Yes, the needles are a bit ouchy at times, but even though she uses a high level of energy, all I have to show for it is some transient redness, a few minute blood speckles, and a tiny sprinkling of almost invisible scabs on one cheek and above one eye, which disappear in a few days. 

I can see subtle changes. My brows are more arched, my cheeks look fuller and my jawline tighter, as if everything’s slightly lifted. My nose to mouth lines are softer and, on the right hand side of my face, have almost vanished.


What doesn’t really show in photographs is that my skin glows and feels bouncier and my pores are smaller. Intracel is expensive, and the results may not be dramatic.


But friends, mums at the school gate and even people I barely know notice a difference. I tell them they just need to find nearly £2,000 – and endure those 69,000 needles. 

• Intracel costs £400 for an eye area, £700 for a full face or £1,800 for a course of three, full-face treatments at the Light Touch Clinic. lighttouchclinic.co.uk

What is smoking Aston Merrygold ?!

He's not known for smoking cigarettes, but Aston Merrygold clearly doesn't have a problem with the electronic variety.

After appearing with Marvin Humes, JB Gill and Oritsé Williams at a gig in Southend-on-Sea, the smallest member of JLS pulled out the shisha cigarette in the band's tour bus.

Along with a drink, Aston had a puff and reclined in is his chair next to Marvin while eager fans waved hello.

Electronic: the 'Eshish' is apparently becoming a popular new craze amongst celebrities

Called the eShish, the smoking contraption is the latest craze to be enjoyed by celebrities like Miss England Laura Coleman, I'm A Celebrity's Hugo Taylor, as well as London born singer and rapper L Marshal who has written hits for the X Factor four-piece.

However, non of the other boys seemed to be puffing on the e-cigarette which comes in a variety of fruity flavours.

Aston was obviously trying to unwind after the gig at Mayhem night club.

On stage the boys gave a crowd-pleasing performance of a selection of their best-known hits.

But whilst Aston, JB and Oritsé sang to the crowd, Marivn played the band's DJ.

In control of the decks, the newly married singer looked the part wearing a baseball cap, grey sweater and large silver headphones.

DJs: Earlier int he night, Marvin Humes had been spinning on the decks whilst his band mates took to the microphones

 

Crowd pleasers: THe Southend audience couldn't get enough of the four-piece boyband with Oritsé Williams getting them to sing

In typical JLS fashion, he matched his blue hat to his shoes whilst JB did the same but with a red T-shirt to go with his colour palette too.

Oritsé stuck to black, opting for a beanie instead of a cap to complete his urban sports look.

Whilst Aston looked like he could have used a coat in a very thin white V-neck T-shirt and jeans.

 

Hat boys: Oritsé wears a black beanie while Mavin and JB Gill wear baseball caps as they leave the venue

 

A Klass Christmas: Myleene takes cute daughters Eva and Hero out in matching festive outfits

yleene Klass is already the envy of many women with her amazing body and great fashion sense.


And the mother-of-two showed that she has Christmas under control thanks to a couple of super cute well dressed helpers.


Myleene spread some festive cheer on Thursday as her two little daughters acted like pretty tiny elves as they walked around their neighbourhood in Hertfordshire.

With the former pop star taking on the role of Mrs Claus, Ava, five, and one-year-old Hero were her trusty Christmas helpers.


The sisters looked charming in their matching white dresses with little red hearts on them.


They teamed the dainty frocks with black tights, long sleeved tops, red Santa hats and matching red patent shoes.


Myleene avoided coordinating with her children and instead wore sleek black dress that clung to her extremely svelte body.

The leader of the pack: Myleene dressed in all black as her daughters wore matching white and red frocks

With her brunette hair up in a rather loose bun, she teetered down the road in a pair of skyscraper heels while holding hands with her girls.


The TV presenter was making a special delivery to her neighbour and wished him a merry Christmas as she handed over a bottle of red wine.


Spreading around goodwill to all men was obviously hungry work for young Hero, as the adorable tot was seen nibbling on a Christmas cracker.

Get ready: With Ava and Hero flanking her Myleene was prepared to wish her neighbour Merry Christmas

She might be one of the most glamorous women in England, but Myleene intends to spend the holiday like everyone else.


She said: 'Same as everybody else - food, family, eat too much, food coma.


'Like loads of mums I wuld like to get some more sleep please, Santa.'

Good morning: Myleene's neighbour seemed genuinely happy and surprised at the thoughtful gesture

 

Stephanie Seymour, 44, looks simply stunning in chic navy bikini on beach day out with her children

She has homes in Connecticut, the Hamptons and Manhattan but Stephanie Seymour and her family eschewed a white Christmas for the bleached sands of St Barts.


Onlookers may have been confused looking at stunning ex-supermodel with her children, as the 44-year-old looked young enough to be their sister.


Stephanie, 44, kept showed off her amazing beach body in a crocheted sarong and carried a pair of cork wedges in one hand.

Seriously, she's 44: Stephanie shows off her amazingly toned body on the beach

The former Sports Illustrated model, who is renting a house on the chic island, was accompanied by her two youngest children by billionaire industrialist husband Peter Brant: Harry, 15, and Lily, eight.

The trio frolicked in the ocean before gathering up a large white beach blanket and walking off along the shore together.


Not seen was her 18-year-old Peter Brant II who has been lying low since posting a comment on the Internet saying he planned to kill President Obama.

There's lucky, then there's this: Stephanie looks toned in her navy bikini that showed off her stick thin figure

 

Making a splash: Stephanie enjoyed some down time with her daughter in the sea

 

Let me help you mummy! Stephanie Seymour's daughter Lily helps her on the beach

 

Is she their nanny or their mother? Stephanie looks super slim on the beach

 

Rock climbing! Harry and Stephanie make their way down to the beach

 

Be careful! Stephanie takes her daughter's hand as they climb over the rocks in sandals

 

The jaded teen was forced to make a grovelling public apology after uploading a screen grab of an inflammatory text message conversation between him and a friend following President Obama's election victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.


In response to wealthy friend Andrew Warren's statement that 'were (sic) all poor now' Mr Brant II wrote: 'I have a contingency plan kill Obama hahaha.'

Warren then wrote: 'HAHA well Atleast (sic) women have rights. Oh wait I don’t care.' To which Mr Brant II replied: 'Hahahaahaha exactly.'

Maybe not: Stephanie seemed to change her mind about going any further into the water

And Peter II caused another scandal on the very same beach a couple of years ago after photos emerged of him embracing and kissing his bikini clad mother on the mouth and brushing his hand over her breast.

The family released a statement to the press in which Peter said: 'I would just like to say that these pictures have been taken completely out of context, my mother and I are very close as she is with all her children.'

'We have nothing to hide and with that in mind I would like to say that I am openly gay,' he added. 'At my age my mother and I are almost like friends and I feel open to talk to her about anything (and yes our relationship may be different because of my sexuality).'

Life of luxury: Peter Brant has an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion

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The 44-year-old looked trimmer than ever after losing 10lbs since the controversial photos where published.


Stephanie even told Town and Country magazine that her son had been comforting her about the weight gain when the snaps were taken: 'I'd gained ten pounds, and was feeling insecure,' she admitted.


Seymour, who was also a Victoria's Secret Angel, has graced more than 300 magazine covers and considered the world's most celebrated swimsuit models.

Move aside, Beyonce! Kimberley Walsh wows in with absolutely filthy showdance

She's wowed the judging panel and audiences alike with a series of impeccable routines during her eight-week stint on Strictly Come Dancing. 

But it would seem Kimberley Walsh was saving the best until last as she took to the stage during the grand finale of the BBC One show on Saturday night. 

The Girls Aloud singer's sexy and sassy routine to Crazy In Love will have no doubt left Beyoncé quaking in her boots as she shimmied her way across the dancefloor. 

Move over, Beyonce: Kimberley Walsh wowed with an eye-popping booty-shake in the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night

Sassy: The Girls Aloud singer put on a sexy display to Crazy In Love

Putting on a stunning display, the 30-year-old star and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev performed a series of daring lifts before Kimberley did her best Beyoncé impression with an eye-popping booty-shake.

Kimberley began her routine wearing a slinky black catsuit with a sexy plunging neckline as she strutted her stuff in a bid for success. 

But after disappearing behind a white backdrop that showed only her incredible silhouette, the sassy star stripped off to parade her showstopping curves in all their glory in a barely-there fuchsia sequin minidress. 

Outfit number one: Kimberley first appeared wearing a slinky black catsuit

Strutting her stuff: The star saved the best until last when it came to her dance routines

And the judging panel, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell, seemed positively astounded with Kimberley's 'indecent, improper and absolutely filthy' routine. 

Darcey gushed: 'You certainly burned up that dance floor, that was wild. It was spicy it was hot, it was stunning. You were very graceful. Sometimes it was wild, but I actually loved it like that

Len wowed: 'It was Kimberley's greatest hits; it had impact, speed, flair. You were like a phoenix.'

Stunning silhouette: Kimberley disappeared behind a white backdrop as she stripped off her catsuit

Pretty in pink: The star then emerged wearing a barely there fuchsia minidress

Giving her all: Kimberley and her partner Pasha Kovalev performed a series of daring lifts

And Bruno practically screamed: 'Yes yes yes, Kimberley. It was full of passion, you were smoking hot and deliriously sexy. It's a hit!'

Famously acid-tongued judge Craig couldn't seem to hide his amazement as the singer unleashed her seductive side. 

He exclaimed: 'Indecent, improper... absolute filth, darling.'

Earlier in the evening, the star had put on a very different display, receiving unanimous praise for the 'grace, skill and timeless elegance' with which she executed her Viennese waltz to Christina Perri's A Thousand Years.

Thrilled: Kimberley looked utterly thrilled with her performance, beaming from ear to ear as the audience exploded into a rapturous applause

Dancing queen: Kimberley and Pasha received a glowing review from the judging panel

Near-perfect: The pair received a score of 39 for their sexy showdance

Craig said: 'You have grown so much this series it's unbelievable. Not only in the dancing, but also in your confidence.'

Darcey added: 'You are a true actress, the feeling you give is incredible. You're graceful and you glide across the dancefloor.' 

Len explained he 'loved' the performance, while Bruno said: 'Beautiful and shining like a diamond. It had everything a Viennese Waltz should have; grace skill and timeless elegance. Perfection.'

Scoring a total of 78 out of a possible 80 points, Kimberley landed behind Denise and Louis on the leaderboard and ahead of Dani.

Graceful: Earlier in the evening, Kimberley and Pasha had thrilled with an elegant Viennese Waltz

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