Candice Brown wows in a black bikini as she lives it up with X Factor’s Diana Vickers in Whitstable

Great British Bake Off star Candice Brown was seen living it up with X Factor 2008 star Diana Vickers at the beach in Whitstable on Tuesday.

The chef and restaurateur, 35, looked sensational in a tiny black bikini, while Diana, 29, donned a near-identical number as they frolicked in the surf. 

The outing comes after MailOnline revealed that Candice’s estranged husband Liam Macaulay holidayed on a Greek island with mother-of-one Micah Taffurelli as his marriage to the Bake Off star collapsed.

Candice looked to be having a wild time on the beach as she and her unlikely pal frolicked in the water while joined by Dancing On Ice’s Matt Evers. 

While Candice favoured low-slung bottoms to showcase her taut abs, Diana went fro a vintage style with high-waisted bottoms. 

Showing her trendy style, she pulled her hair into a high ponytail with a scarf wrapped around to fix the do’ in place.  

The brunette beauty seemed unfazed by the recent revelation about her husband of two years and his jaunt amid the disintergration of their romance.  

Liam jetted to Mykonos with Micah days before he confirmed the end of his marriage. Tree surgeon Liam told MailOnline how their relationship collapsed under the pressures of fame as her career took off after winning Bake Off in 2016.

He said at the time that he had gone on a two-week break to get over the split while insisting that nobody else was involved in the break-up.

But MailOnline has revealed he appears to have formed a close friendship with former model, Micah. She posted two pictures on Facebook of her and Liam sunning themselves in Greece on July 19.

She also posted more pictures showing her relaxing and enjoying local cuisine including oysters on the island.

They pair looked cosy during their relaxing break, but Liam denied she was his girlfriend when contacted by MailOnline today, insisting: ‘I am not in a relationship with anyone.’

Micah, 28, who lives with her young son from a previous relationship in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and works in hospitality, declined to comment on the holiday.

Candice’s ex told how he had struggled with being thrust into his wife’s showbiz world after she won the Channel 4 show and appeared on Dancing On Ice.

He confirmed he had moved out of the flat they shared with their three dogs Dennis, Albus and Sybil above the gastro pub she runs with her brother, The Green Man in Eversholt, Bedfordshire.

Speaking of their marriage split while he was sunning himself in Greece, he said: ‘There is nobody else involved. We have just sadly decided it wasn’t working.’