Love Island's Matilda Draper strips down to a tiny black bikini as she cosies up to Towie boyfriend Roman on boat trip
Matilda, 25, stripped down to a black bikini and posed seductively on the luxury yacht with with Towie boyfriend Roman.
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The Love Island star showed off her toned body onboard the yacht which was moored in the Greek sea, surrounded by crystal blue waters.
Roman also posed with her for a number of the photos posted to her Instagram, including laying lovingly by her side at the front of the boat.
"Boat attire," Matilda captioned the post, which was sponsored by a major brand.
Other posts from their holiday showed them singing to pop songs on the back of the boat with their friends.
Matilda's post came just hours before she rang in her 25th birthday and was showered with love by people posting tributes to her on their Instagram stories and she reshared to her own account.
The TV couple's Greek holiday comes months after Matilda made her The Only Way Is Essex debut alongside Roman.
The pair debuted on the ITVBe reality show in February where they were first seen sitting in a glam eatery enjoying brunch before some co-stars walked in and greeted them.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun ahead of their TV debut together, the couple have spilled on their love for one another.
In the chat, Roman revealed: "We have filmed our first scene together.
"We were speaking about being in Essex and how much we are in love and Dani came in."
Watch as Towie couple Roman and Matilda take savage swipe at his 'jealous' ex-fling - but vow to find her love
Speaking about how he has toned down his party boy persona, Roman noted how he feels "really settled".
Matilda rose to fame during the 2024 summer series of Love Island where she got together with Sean Stone, but they split weeks after leaving the villa.
She opened up about her split from her Sean - suggesting she only saw the 'real' him after they left the show.
Matilda told Closer: "I broke up with Sean a month after we left the villa. Before that my ex was two years ago.
"When you come out [of the villa] is when you know who people are in real life rather than in this bubble. You know if it is going to work or not."
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