Romeo Beckham's ex Kim Turnbull shares sexy backstage snaps from her Agent Provocateur campaign
Romeo Beckham's ex Kim Turnbull flaunted her figure as she shared behind-the-scenes snaps from her Agent Provocateur campaign on Tuesday.
The model, 24, features in the Spring/Summer 2025 and Forever Collection Swim Campaign and gave fans a glimpse at the process of shooting the racy images she had shared on Monday.
In one snap she sat in her make-up chair in a black string bikini, and another showed her having her bronzed glow touched up as she stood in a leopard-print two-piece.
Photos also showed Kim's wardrobe laid out, with a personalized robe with her name on the back, and she tucked into a strawberry in another shot while wearing a matching red bikini.
Among the daring snapshots of her posing up a storm against the sun-soaked backdrop of Ibiza in a daring cut-out swimsuit, were glimpses of the DJ laughing and joking around on set.
In contrast, one picture saw Kim covered up entirely by a fluffy white towel wrapped around her head, while she celebrated with a glass of wine.
Captioning the post, she admitted that working with Agent Provocateur was a dream come true, as she revealed her personal connection to the brand.
She wrote: 'KT X AP BTS. AP has been one of my favorite brands since I can remember (literally been stealing bikinis off my mom's friends since I was 13) so shooting this in my favorite place is a full circle moment!!
'Grateful for the chance to collaborate with a team that truly celebrates & empowers women. Thank you to the literal dreamm team! AP girl for life'.
Creative Director Sarah Shotton previously explained why Kim was the natural choice for the Agent Provocateur campaign.
She said: 'Kim captures everything we love about. Summer, magnetic, inviting, and totally at ease in her skin. She brings a realness to our swimwear that's confident, cool, yet captivating.'
Her post comes after Kim spoke to The Sunday Times on her 'tough' experience with fame after recently splitting from Romeo, 22.
Images: She shared a series of stunning pics from the campaign
And it also came just days after she shot down accusations that she was romantically involved with his brother Brooklyn, 26.
In a statement posted to her Instagram account, she insisted: 'I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative.
'I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question.
Soon after Romeo shared a cryptic post about 'spreading unnecessary lies'.
Kim continued: 'It's definitely tough, whatever it is, when people are saying things about you that aren't necessarily true and, most importantly in my opinion, don't align with your character and your values.
'You want to turn around and reply to every comment and have your say in it, but at the end of the day you just can't.'
Kim had been at the center of the Beckham family fallout, after Brooklyn's wife Nicola Peltz, 30, reportedly claimed that she felt uncomfortable around her.
Things came to a head when Brooklyn and Nicola were no shows at any of David's 50th birthday celebrations last month, with The Mail revealing that Kim has been made the 'scapegoat' in the feud.
Brooklyn and his wife Nicola snubbed soccer legend David's five celebrations to mark his milestone birthday, including celebrations in Miami, London, Paris the Cotswolds and a boys' fishing trip to Scotland.
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