Laura Anderson shows off her svelte frame on the beach in Dubai

She defended herself against trolls who accused her of editing her pictures on Monday.

But Laura Anderson looked carefree as she hit the beach in Dubai later in the day after defiantly telling her critics to ‘get over themselves’.

The former Love Island star, 29, displayed her svelte figure in a frilly multi-coloured bikini as she took a dip in the sea on her break.

The former BA air hostess looked sensational as she flaunted her toned abs and lithe legs in the sunshine.

Laura wore her newly-dyed brunette tresses loose around her shoulders and opted for bronzed makeup to show off her holiday tan.

The flattering one-piece was patterned with a blue, cream and pink design and featured pretty tie detailing.  

It comes after Laura defended herself against trolls who accused her of editing one of her latest Instagram snaps to make herself look thinner earlier on Monday. 

She joked that she must be ‘perfect’ for some of her followers to be so convinced that she had photoshopped the unedited picture.

The newly-single beauty defiantly told her critics to ‘get over themselves’ and ‘give her some peace’, as she insisted the image hadn’t been in anyway manipulated. 

In the photograph in question, Laura flaunted her frame in a form-fitting white mini-dress, which was covered in a red and green floral pattern.

She captioned the image: Even a Rose has thorns.'[sic]

However trolls were quick to suggest that Laura had edited the snap before sharing it with her 1.5million followers on her Instagram page on Sunday.  

One person posted: ‘Now if that’s not photoshopped idk what is.’

However Laura quipped back: ‘It’s not [photoshopped] but thanks I must be perfect if it looks photoshopped. get over yourselves.’ 

Another Instagram user commented: ‘Look at the part above her hand. It’s clearly photoshopped. On her waist.’ 

While another said: ‘Actually one of the worst photoshops I’ve ever seen… Everyone’s going on about her hand but check out the water behind her waist.’

Continuing her correction-spree, Laura said: ‘My hand??? It’s the fabric you nutter.’

She also added at the end of the thread: ‘At the end of the day this photo has not been photoshopped so give me peace.’

Many of Laura’s fans backed her claims and agreed that the image didn’t look like it had been edited.

One person wrote: ‘It doesn’t look photoshopped to me. And @LauraAnderson1x has always stated if she photoshops her pictures. She looks beautiful; let’s encourage other women not to criticise them.’  

Laura previously spoke up on her opinion of editing snaps when she appeared on BBC Breakfast last month to discuss the proposed air-brushing ban on Instagram.

Tory MP Dr Luke Evans has drawn up a Bill which would mean celebrities would have to label images which have been digitally altered to change how they look.

Laura discussed the proposed ban, which claims edited photos on social media are ‘fuelling a mental health crisis’ and creating a ‘warped view’ of beauty.