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At 57, Jennifer Aniston's barely aged a day since finding fame as Rachel in Friends - and just this week, the Hollywood A-lister flaunted her youthful figure whilst on holiday in Spain.

The Horrible Bosses star enjoyed a yacht trip in Majorca, with boyfriend Jim Curtis, 50, former co-star Courteney Cox, 62, and Pedro Pascal, 51, on Monday.

But not even a luxury vacation could stop Jennifer from working out, with the actress performing some planks to keep her torso toned - and the results of her dedication were apparent.

Clad in a tiny black and red bikini, she proved age really is just a number as she showcased her incredible physique.

Thanks to the likes of Jennifer, as well as her equally glamorous celeb counterparts, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, 53, and Charlize Theron, 50, there's no question that you don't have to hang up your bikini any more when you pass a certain milestone.

This is certainly true for the likes of Amanda Holden, 55, and Davina McCall, 58, who continue to be fit and fabulous in their fifties.

Read on to discover the midlife famous faces who aren't afraid to showcase their stunning bikini bodies - and here's how some of them do it...

Jennifer Aniston

At 57, Jennifer Aniston's barely aged a day since finding fame as Rachel in Friends - and just this week, the Hollywood A-lister flaunted her youthful figure whilst on holiday in Spain

She shot to fame more than 30 years ago when she was cast as Rachel Green in the sitcom Friends in 1994.

But despite the passage of time, Jennifer Aniston still looks as youthful as ever, with her stunning good looks the envy of all.

The actress, 57, is consistently praised for her ageless beauty, and was crowned People's Most Beautiful Woman of the year in 2004 and 2016.

As far as maintaining her slender and toned figure, Jennifer has an intense daily workout routine and does intermittent fasting to stay at a reported 117lbs and size two.

She has previously said that she has been conscious about her health from an early age, focusing on clean eating, drinking water, prioritising sleep, meditating and working out to ensure she feels her best.

The Emmy winner is committed to a healthy and holistic lifestyle and follows a high-protein, low-carb and low-sugar diet.

Jennifer pairs that with a five-days-a-week workout regime which is cardio intense.

Speaking to the Radio Times, she revealed that intermittent fasting (IF) has changed her life and she practises a version of IF called the 16:8 diet.

She said: 'I do intermittent fasting, so no food in the morning. I noticed a big difference in going without solid food for 16 hours.'

But Jennifer has admitted that she allows herself to ditch her clean diet on Sundays and likes to invite her friends over to enjoy homemade In-N-Out burgers.

And she also revealed that she does have one major bad habit when it comes to food - a tendency to 'over salt things'.

In 2022, Jennifer spilled the beans on how she stays fit in an interview with First For Women magazine, saying she keeps her diet in check by starting her day off with warm lemon water and she also takes climbing classes on her stair climber.

As far as working out, she explained she puts in the work but likes variety, saying: 'Changing up my workout routine is key. I always try to surprise my muscles.'

When it comes to relaxing, she practises meditation and makes sure she gets plenty of fresh air with her pet dogs.

Jennifer admitted that she used to do 'exhausting and painful' workouts because she believed that was what she needed to do in order to see results.

However, she ditched her 'no pain, no gain' attitude in 2021 when a friend introduced her to Pvolve, an exercise programme that pairs functional movement with resistance-based equipment. She is now an adviser for the company's online platform.

But despite her youthful figure, Jennifer previously said that she hated being told she 'looked good for her age' instead of just 'you look great'.

She admitted to British Vogue: 'It drives me bananas. I can't stand it. That's a habit of society that we have these markers like, "Well you're at that stage, so for your age…" I don't even understand what it means.

'I'm in better shape than I was in my twenties. I feel better in my mind, body, and spirit. It's all 100 per cent better.'

Davina McCall

There are few among us who are as dedicated to keeping ourselves in as good shape as Davina McCall, who has the body of someone half her age

Davina recently returned home from a stunning break away with her husband Michael Douglas

There are few among us who are as dedicated to keeping ourselves in as good shape as Davina McCall, who has the body of someone half her age.

At 58 years old, the presenter, a mother-of-three, is in the shape of her life after devoting herself to ritualistic daily workouts - but it's not your average hour in a local gym.

Speaking to The Mirror, the My Mum, Your Dad presenter revealed she sets her alarm for 6:15am each day and immediately pulls on her Lycra workout gear, because it motivates her to exercise, even when she doesn't want to.

'I just put on a workout outfit because it means that I’m always ready,' she said. 'If I start my day in civvies I am not going to work out, it’s never going to happen.'

After hopping out of bed at the crack of dawn Davina hits the shower, before applying a variety of gels and patches - prescribed by her doctor to treat issues such as 'brain fog and libido.'

Then comes breakfast, but bacon, eggs and a piping hot cup of coffee are most definitely not on the menu for the health conscious star.

'I have the powdered bovine collagen,' she admitted. 'I’d probably have granola and milk for breakfast, but sometimes, if I’m naughty, I’ll do a crumpet.'

After breakfast comes a brisk dog walk with family pooch Bo, a regular presence on her Instagram account - but it comes with the added burden of weighted gloves.

'I use them for walks, for all my exercise – even if I’m using dumbbells, I’ll still wear them,' she said. 'They’re just half a kilogram, but you’ll feel it. They’re the single greatest piece of kit I’ve ever used.'

The presenter also restructures her daily workouts on a regular basis, meaning she's never doing the same routine for too long - a tactic that 'challenges and shocks' the body.

Meal times have also been tailored around her healthy lifestyle, with the presenter opting to eat her main meal at lunchtime instead of the more conventional early evening.

Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden showcased her incredible figure as she posed in a series of sizzling bikini shots on her Instagram on Tuesday

The BGT judge accessorised her swimwear with a woven hat and large black sunglasses

She shot to fame in the Nineties as a contestant on Cilla Black's dating game show Blind Date. Fast forward nearly four decades, and Amanda Holden still looks as youthful as ever after turning 55 earlier this year, in February.

And she's not afraid to show that off, with the presenter no stranger to showcasing her incredible figure in a bikini on social media.

So how has she managed to pull this off? Despite a packed agenda, Amanda still manages to carve out time for rest, relaxation and a variety of treatments and rituals to maintain her well-being.

For fitness, Amanda runs three to four miles a week in addition to Kundalini yoga practice and a 'Viking workout regime'.

Despite her somewhat intense-sounding exercise plan, she reiterates that she doesn't do it because she 'feels like she has to,' and explained the importance of balance.

She told TV Times: 'I am not a slave to any beauty or fitness regime because I love food too much.

'But the deal I struck with myself was I have to run for my rosé wine in the summer and run for my red wine in winter.'

Amanda joked that it's 'all downhill from your 20s' but added that, like Cher, you can 'turn back time' with proper nutrition and exercise.

Sharing snaps from the first part of the trip, Amanda posed up a storm in a red and white bikini, which she styled with a straw beach hat and aviator shades

'I'm from a generation of women who won't [fade into the background] - we'll flaunt our bits for as long as we can. I am certainly going to - even when they're drooping down to the floor, I'll scoop them up again,' she laughed.

Last year, Amanda explained that despite sharing glamorous bikini shots on Instagram over the summer, she had been indulging in a daily drink with co-star Alan Carr, 50, during filming of their show Amanda and Alan's Greek Job in Corfu.

She told the Daily Mail: 'I did gymnastics for years, it was what I wanted to do more than anything, I didn't finish it until I was 15, so I think my body has always retained some sort of a figure.

'I don't find it easy. I hate it when you read about women who have got into their hot pants two weeks after giving birth, it's not what people want to hear.

'I haven't been on my Peloton since July 18 when I went to Corfu and I have drunk every day. In the summer, that's what I do, I let it all go and then I get it back in time for Britain's Got Talent, and everything else in the lead up to Christmas.

'I will get back on the Peloton, drink at the weekends, but I don't stop myself from living. If you can't tone it, tan it, that's what I say.'

When it comes to diet, Amanda believes being vegetarian has kept her 'healthy by default'.

Maintaining a 'balanced' lifestyle, by not restricting herself, is how Amanda said she stays healthy.

She told the Daily Mail last year: 'It's about trying to stay happy and balanced.

'I have said this before but with lockdown and all that nonsense there were so many rules and conditions put upon us, there is in life anyway, and you have to allow yourself to do what you want within your own life and that's how I stay happy.

'If it's a Tuesday and I want an Aperol then I will. Or if I want a cheese sandwich at 10pm at night, I will.

'I am not strict on myself but I am healthy by default because I'm a vegetarian.

'I have two coffees a day and I have them before 9am. I drink water all day long, by 1pm I have drunk the amount you're supposed to drink but I am up at 5am.'

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow displayed her incredible figure as she shared a slew of snaps modelling pieces from the Goop clothing sale

Her acting talent, along with her trademark flaxen blonde hair, pale blue eyes and lithe physique, quickly propelled her to A-list status

Gwyneth Paltrow was in her mid twenties when she first shot to fame in the 90s, notching up period drama roles in Emma and Shakespeare in Love - and landing the real-life role every woman wanted at the time, as Brad Pitt's girlfriend.

Her acting talent, along with her trademark flaxen blonde hair, pale blue eyes and lithe physique, quickly propelled her to A-list status.

Thirty years on and Paltrow has managed another feat many of us would love to know how to do.

The Californian star and health guru, now 53, has managed to wrench back the hands of time and look just as good now as she did as a fresh-faced Hollywood starlet.

During the mother-of-two's three decades in the public eye, the bikini has been her go-to holiday swimwear of choice.

So, how does the Goop founder, who shares children Apple, 22, and Moses, 20, with Coldplay frontman ex Chris Martin, defy the weight gain minefield that often comes with the middle - and menopausal - years.

Gwyneth has famously been evangelical about her various diets over the years, including a softening approach in more recent times towards carbs.

Speaking last year, Paltrow said that 'inflammation' was one of the reasons that she and her husband, Brad Falchuk, 55, 'became Paleo a few years ago'.

The idea of the Paleo diet, also known as the Paleolithic or caveman diet, is to eliminate modern foods and eat what our ancestors would have.

It advocates eating meat, vegetables, nuts and limited fruit, and excluding grains, legumes, dairy, salt, refined sugar and processed oils.

Gwyneth's diet involved drinking coffee for breakfast, bone broth for lunch and vegetables for dinner.

Although its followers boast of benefits including weight loss, a smaller appetite, and more energy, there has been little research into its effects.

The star later also revealed that to try and beat inflammation, she also tried the three-week elimination diet, which eradicates any foods that have caused a negative physical reaction, such as bloating.

The time period is said by some to enable the body to be completely clear of the foods or allergens that have caused irritation.

Last year, Gwyneth revealed that she'd if not cracked entirely and reached for the biscuit tin she had softened her stance on carbs.

Revealing that, after years of sticking to regimes that largely banished carbohydrates, she had softened her approach to bread, pasta and potatoes, she said on an episode of her Goop podcast: 'I'm getting back into eating sourdough bread, and some cheese - there, I said it. A little pasta after being strict with it for so long.'

She maintained that the mantra she largely followed now was 'eating foods that are as whole and fresh as possible', adding: 'I don't think there is any doctor or nutritionist that would refute that, it's a good starting point.'

While Ms Paltrow fully subscribes to exercise - with work-outs pencilled in five days a week, she's a devotee of yoga and Pilates, marrying mindfulness with achieving athleticism.

Charlize Theron

From starring and producing movies to leading her charity, the CTAOP foundation, Charlize still manages to find time for herself. She previously told Marie Claire that she's 'lucky I've never been a couch potato'

Earlier this year, Charlize Theron turned heads as she showed off her incredible figure in a yellow bikini on the beach of Hawaii during spring break.

The actress, 50, has left fans pondering about how she maintains her incredible figure and radiant looks while juggling such a successful career.

From starring and producing movies to leading her charity, the CTAOP foundation, Charlize still manages to find time for herself. She previously told Marie Claire that she's 'lucky I've never been a couch potato'.

But just how does she do it? For fitness, Charlize has a disciplined routine of Pilates, power yoga, spin classes, and outdoor activities like tennis.

'(I work out) three to four times a week,' she previously told Red magazine. 'I've always believed if you find something you love, exercise won't be a chore.

'If you do exercise you enjoy, you're keeping yourself fit without even realising it.'

In 2020, Charlize opened up about her love of Pilates and how it 'totally changed my body'.

She told Harper's Bazaar: 'I'm always calculating my activity. If I haven't been moving a lot, I can't eat a lot. But I'm honest with myself.'

As well as Pilates, the actress swears by power yoga and does two 90-minute classes weekly.

Spin is one of her favourite exercises, and she goes up to four times per week. She'll even hit the tennis court for a spot of cardio.

However, the actress admitted that her body takes longer to recover now than when she was younger.

'More than my face, I wish I had my 25-year-old body that I can just throw against the wall and not even hurt tomorrow,' she told Allure.

'Now, if I don't work out for three days and I go back to the gym, I can't walk. I can't sit down on the toilet.'

When it comes to diet, Charlize favours plant-based raw foods - although she does indulge in meat occasionally.

She avoids alcohol and focuses each meal on protein-packed vegetables, dark leafy greens, and fruit.

According to Women's Health, she eats six small meals throughout the day.

She practices portion control but will have a quarter of a burger when she feels like indulging.

'I have juices and kale and green salads every single day,' she told Red magazine. 'When I'm eating healthily, getting enough sleep, and not drinking alcohol, that's when I look my best. That's when I'm happiest and I think it shows.'

Penny Lancaster

Penny Lancaster, 55, isn't afraid to showcase her figure in barely-there swimwear and mini dresses - and previously insisted that age shouldn't be a factor in deciding what outfit to wear

Penny Lancaster, 55, isn't afraid to showcase her figure in barely-there swimwear and mini dresses - and previously insisted that age shouldn't be a factor in deciding what outfit to wear.

She previously told the Sunday Mirror in 2012: 'There’s that myth that when you get to a certain age, the hemline should be lowered. But I’ve always believed it’s all to do with the figure that carries off the outfit, not the age of the person wearing it.'

Penny has always been very athletic and used to swim, dance and do aerobics to stay fit - but admitted in 2020 how she piled on the pounds during lockdown.

The former model-turned-policewoman was so mortified by the extra stone she had put on, that she took a photo of her stomach and used it as an incentive to lose weight again.

But after improving her diet and doing more exercise, the wife of Sir Rod Stewart, 81, revealed she lost more than 17lb in eight weeks.

Posting the before and after pictures on Instagram, she wrote: ‘During the lockdown I found myself entering my menopause and the side effects were exaggerated by the anxiety and fear for the virus and the unknown.

‘I turned to food and drink as comfort and gained over a stone. As a wake up call I shamed [myself] by taking a photo.

'It worked and with a new diet and exercise, I lost 17lb and 4in off my waist in eight weeks!’

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek has previously credited meditation with helping her to maintain her famous physique

Salma Hayek, 59, has previously credited meditation with helping her to maintain her famous physique.

Meditation is a practice that uses mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness for a stable state.

'I really believe it is. People say it's exercising. I think it's meditation,' she told ET this week.

'You have to find your way. For me, exercising is hard,' she admitted. 'It's really, really difficult to have the discipline to do it. But meditation is a walk in the park, because it's my own form of it.'

The actress meditates every day and she enjoys sitting 'in a moment with yourself.'

While speaking on Kelly Ripa's SiriusXM podcast Let's Talk Off Camera, Salma strongly denied ever using Botox after Kelly asked her about her gorgeous complexion.

She claimed that she could meditate for 'hours' after developing her own technique, which she found more helpful than trying to completely clear her mind, 'because you don't feel the time, and it's so much fun.'

However, she did admit to using radio frequency and micro-frequency machines, which she believed help to tighten her skin and help prevent the appearance of significant wrinkles.

During a past interview with Glamour in February, the actress said she has positive feelings towards getting older.

'I thought getting older meant I wasn't going to work; I'm working. I thought getting older maybe meant that you're not in love anymore; I'm in love,' Hayek gushed to the outlet.

Carol Vorderman

For telly fans who grew up watching Carol Vorderman outsmart everyone as Countdown's maths whizz, how the presenter looks now isn't what many tuning in the 80s might have expected

For telly fans who grew up watching Carol Vorderman outsmart everyone as Countdown's maths whizz, how the presenter looks now isn't what many tuning in the 80s might have expected.

Carol, who at 65 is ever so slightly older than her Generation X counterparts, has got ever more glamorous with each decade, apparently finding the elixir of youth in her forties and still enjoying it twenty years on.

The politically-minded brainbox, who's previously released a book outlining her own manifesto for change, regularly shows off her enviable figure on Instagram via a carousel of figure-hugging outfits and bikinis.

The star has long been a supporter of clean eating and following a detox diet, and has even published books on the subject.

Her skin - positively plumped and dewy - and the sensible fringe the star sported during her Countdown days have been replaced by flowing highlighted hair.

The more sensible twentysomething Carol sported boxy sensible trouser suits and plain dresses for her early appearances on the Channel 4 show.

For many fans, Carol's major style transformation began in the late 1990s following the arrival of her two children, when she ditched her dowdy looks for more form-fitting dresses.

In 2000, the star split from her second husband, management consultant Patrick King after 10 years of marriage.

At the time the star credited her weight loss with following a detox diet, and even released a VHS and book documenting the 28-day plan.

By 2011, Carol had been crowned Rear Of The Year - and was a bonafide sex symbol.

While remaining coy about any enhancements, Vorderman said last year that she has a 'no f***s given' approach to ageing.

She said: 'Everyone on telly has Botox. I look the way I do because it makes me happy. But you get to a point in life where it's no f***s given. I love what David Bowie said about ageing: "You become the person you always should have been."

'My sixties is the age I always should have been. The abuse I get is off the scale but I don't give a monkey's. Actually it spurs me on.'

She also told how she has actually never had a boob job but that she went up three cup sizes when she went through menopause.

Tess Daly

Tess Daly has previously insisted that age is merely a number, that there's not necessarily a magic product she uses to look so youthful and that it's all in the mind

Tess Daly, 57, has previously insisted that age is merely a number, that there's not necessarily a magic product she uses to look so youthful and that it's all in the mind.

Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2020 she said: 'Part of it is being in denial and forgetting I'm 50! And honestly, I am not being smug but I just don't feel any different. I feel the same as I ever did.

'I have kids - one of them is 10, so I'm always in the park with her. That keeps me young and active and on-the-go. Having children means the childhood spirit is well and truly still alive. But honestly, I don't feel any different!'

Tess went on: 'It's about your brain and mentality. You really are what you feel.

'I am not someone who goes. 'right now it's time for grey hair and glasses' just because I am getting older. Some people talk themselves into it.

'I am lucky to do a job I love, and have a young family, and work out and look after myself. Yeah, the wrinkles are there but I just try not to focus on them so much. Because what can you do?'

Tess said that her industry doesn't help in making women feel less wary of their ages, but that it helps her to fight back against ageism.

'Women - and not just in show-business - are forced to start defending their age at a certain age. You can scour an interview about a chap off the telly and his age might not be mentioned at all. Women's ages are usually listed in the first line. So ageism is alive and well in the world of showbiz.'

On her approach to eating she has said: 'I've always been into eating well and love how your fridge can be like your own pharmacy. I'm obsessed with ginger because it's antiviral and boosts immunity, and I put it into juices and make tea with it. However, I also love cake and chocolate.

'People sometimes ask: "Do you not eat sweets?" And I say: "Are you kidding!" I'll have cheeky snacks, but that's fine because I do it in moderation. And I'm too busy to be unwell, so I take a vitamin gummy daily.'