What happened to Sahara Ray's face? Justin Bieber's rumoured ex-fling shows off her VERY plumped-up lips ... and fans aren't happy

She's the glamorous 23-year-old bikini model known for her rumoured fling with pop sensation Justin Bieber.

And Sahara Ray, 23, sent fans into meltdown this week after she unveiled her decidedly puffy visage and extremely plumped up lips on social media. 

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Sahara uploaded a snap of herself posing seductively while sitting on the ground and looking down at the camera. 

Is that you? Sahara Ray, 23, sent fans into meltdown this week after she unveiled her decidedly puffy visage and extremely plumped up lips on social media

With her white-blonde hair falling freely in wind-swept curls and a glimpse of her bronzed cleavage on show, the social media enthusiast wrote in the caption: 'Tropical.'

'Andddd we're off lover! @bryanaholly,' she added, tagging her pal. 

Fans weren't so impressed with her new look, however, with one commenting: 'You look like a bee stung yo face 100 times [sic].'  

Changing her look: Sahara looked worlds away from her former appearance (pictured in 2015) 

Not happy: Fans weren't so impressed with her new look, with some slamming the blonde for her puffy visage 

'Bee stung': One fan claimed she looked as if she had been stung by a bee 100 times 

'Looking puffy': Another follower speculated that she had altered her face using collagen 

One fan compared the beach-loving glamazon to a doll, writing: 'Actually Chloe that bratz doll,' while another simply commented: 'So much collagen face looking puffy asf'.

'This lips don't look healthy,' another wrote. 

Another added: 'She looks yuck in this sorry'.  

'Lips don't look healthy': One fan remarked that her new appearance didn't look 'healthy' 

'Yuck': Another follower didn't mince words with their response 

Rumoured flame: Sahara made headlines after racy photos of herself and Justin Bieber surfaced last August

Racy: During their 'holiday romance', the pair stripped naked for a dip in a lake while on vacation in Hawaii

Sahara made headlines after racy photos of herself and Justin Bieber surfaced last August.  

During their 'holiday romance', the pair stripped naked for a dip in a lake while on vacation in Hawaii. 

The pair were frolicking in what is believed to be a $10,000-a-week villa.  

Sahara was previously linked to pop star Cody Simpson - who, ironically, has been called 'Australia's Justin Bieber'.

What a coincidence! Sahara was previously linked to pop star Cody Simpson - who, ironically, has been called 'Australia's Justin Bieber'

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