Namaste! Danniella Westbrook dons a red sports bra and tiny bikini bottoms to lift weights and perform her best yoga poses by the pool in Marbella

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She's currently on her annual winter escape in Marbella.

And Danniella Westbrook has been trying to whip herself into shape in the Spanish sun, seen working out in various skimpy numbers on the beach over the past few weeks.

But she and personal trainer Danni Levy took things poolside on Friday to do some weight training and yoga stretches.

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Namaste! Danniella Westbrook dons a red sports bra and tiny bikini bottoms to lift weights and perform her best yoga poses by the pool in Marbella

Assisted by Danni, Danniella was seen in a red sports bra and tiny matching bikini bottoms on her knees on a mat.

Danni stood above her and helped her with her stretches, as Danniella basked in the sun, with just a baseball cap to shield her from the hot Spanish rays.

The star had opted to go for the non-natural look for the baking sun-drenched workout, adding a lick of heavy mascara to her eyes and dramatically shaping her eyebrows.

She was then seen performing the tree pose, balancing with one leg up, her hands in front of her, working on her core strength no doubt.

Zen: She was then seen performing the tree pose, balancing with one leg up, her hands in front of her, working on her core strength no doubt

Paying off: As she strutted along by the pool afterwards chatting to her trainer, Danniella's midriff certainly showed signs of regaining its definition - despite the fact that the night before she was hitting a kebab joint

As she strutted along by the pool afterwards chatting to her trainer, Danniella's midriff certainly showed signs of regaining its definition - despite the fact that the night before she was hitting a kebab joint.

She also gained attention on Thursday by opening up about her thoughts on the BBC, EastEnders and her desire to reprise her infamous role as Samantha Mitchell.

The actress is making no attempts to hide the fact that she wants to return to BBC soap EastEnders full-time.

However, the 43-year-old - who had to resort to an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother last year for work instead - thinks the BBC only 'use' her occasionally to boost ratings.

'They just will not do it!' Danniella Westbrook admits she wants to be written back in to EastEnders but that the BBC only 'use' her for PR... as she hits a late night kebab joint in Marbella

'They just will not do it. They have said I’m sacked, I’m this and that, they seem to use me for PR and not for the work,' she told The Sun.

Elaborating on what the long-running soap is missing currently, Danniella went on: 'Because you haven’t got the Pauline, Peggy and Pat types, older characters... it needs Sam, Sharon and Roxy; but they just won’t do it!'

After declaring that she would 'always' go back to the show if asked, admitting how much she 'loves it', Danniella said: 'The last time I went back fans [wanted me back] because [Sam’s] a superbitch and there’s good tension between her and Sharon and all that stuff.'

Indeed, Samantha's 'superbitch' status is a notorious one in the EastEnders canon.

Comeback: Danniella Westbrook is making no attempts to hide the fact that she wants to return to BBC soap EastEnders full-time

She feels 'used': The 43-year-old - who had to resort to an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother last year for work instead - thinks the BBC only 'use' her occasionally to boost ratings

In and out: Sam was portrayed by Danniella from 1990, for ten years until 2000; she returned again between 2009 on and off until last year when she appeared on four episodes for Peggy's funeral scenes (pictured)

Yet Danniella's personal troubles have plagued her abiity to get hired as an actress; in fact, when the show required the character of Sam to be back in the series between 2005 and 2005 they hired a different actress all together (Kim Medcalf).

Sam was portrayed by Danniella  from 1990, for ten years until 2000; she returned again between 2009 on and off until last year when she appeared on four episodes for Peggy's funeral scenes.

Because of the star's tumultuous personal life, the actress feels she is brought in and out for the sake of publicity, and that she is somewhat 'used'.

This year alone she has been in the press for alleged vagrancy, a drug relapse, a public reconciliation with her son on Loose Women, extravagent trips abroad and buying new cars despite supposed financial struggles, and kissing men in public - one being 'Human Ken Doll' Rodrigo Alves and the other a mystery lover.

Unstable: Because of the star's tumultuous personal life, the actress feels she is brought in and out for the sake of publicity, and that she is somewhat 'used'

She was spotted putting on a cosy display with the elusive beau in Marbella on Sunday, where she has been seen for the past couple of weeks.

A source spotted the new couple at Callaghan's Bar after they were seen looking loved-up.

'They've been snogging each other's faces off all day,' the source explained.

Verifying the suitor's identity, a second insider confirmed that the younger man is named Paris and identified him as a 'bad boy type'.

Danniella had got tongues wagging over the weekend as she documented a romantic evening out with her new 'special little friend'.

Cosy: The soap star - who spends the winter months in the Spanish hotspot - took to her Instagram to share a number of cosy snaps with her handsome other half

The soap star - who spends the winter months in the Spanish hotspot - took to her Instagram to share a number of cosy snaps with her handsome other half.  

Enjoying his company, the former EastEnders actress posted a number of telling selfies with Paris, in which he placed a sweet peck on her check.

Captioning the candid pic, she wrote: 'Dinner date in the port with our friends #thisgirlcan #loveMylife #princess #happy #marbella #marbslife #dinnerdate #thewestbrook #one'. 

In another intimate shot, Danniella could be seen wrapping her arms around her mystery man in complementing monochrome ensembles.

Party pals: Having used the hashtag 'one' alongside her images with her hunky companion, many of her loyal followers questioned who the mystery man was

She wrote along with it: 'Ready for our night with friends in Marbella #my #loveMylife #thisgirlcan #happy #sunshine #princess.' 

Having used the hashtag 'one' alongside her images with her hunky companion, many of her loyal followers questioned who the mystery man was. 

Answering her social media fans, she referred to the brown haired pal as 'my special little friend' alongside a number of winky face emojis.

MailOnline have contacted Danniella Westbrook's rep for comment. 

Sealed with a kiss: It appears Danniella Westbrook has found herself a new man as she was spotted putting on a cosy display with a mystery beau in Marbella on Sunday