Amanda Lamb, 48, looks sensational in a chic swimsuit as she braves the British seaside

She is known for presenting the overseas house hunting programme, A Place in the Sun. 

But Amanda Lamb, 48, swapped the sunny shorelines of Europe for the chilly British coast on Thursday. 

The TV presenter displayed her beauty as she rocked a black swimsuit and braved the cold water before describing the experience to her 27k Instagram followers. 

Amanda looked fresh faced on the outing and she left her raven tresses in a natural straight hairstyle. 

The interior design enthusiast captured her physique in a chic one-piece before swimming through the rippling waves.

She wrote online: ‘Well that was fun. I never normally brave the sea at this time of year but thought I’d give it a go. 

‘There are still some parts of my body that haven’t quite thawed out yet but my goodness it was amazing! I can now see what all the fuss is about. Do any of you go swimming all year round? 

‘If so, what are the essentials? Probably a swimsuit a bit warmer than this one!! [freezing face emojis] now sat in front of a fire which is the perfect end to a wonderful afternoon…’ 

She added the hashtags: ‘#swim #coldwaterswimming #beachlife #swimmer #coldwatertherapy #coldwaterimmersion #coldwaterswim #beachday #seaside #sealovers’.

Amanda appeared to be on top form as she went for a swim in the ocean, a stark contrast to last year when she admitted that she and her husband Sean McGuinness ‘are pretty sure’ they contracted coronavirus. 

The presenter said on This Morning that she and her spouse hadn’t been formally tested, but believe their symptoms were akin to the deadly disease. 

Speaking live from her home in South West London, presenter Amanda told Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: ‘I’m pretty sure I’ve had it, I’m pretty sure my husband’s had it, we haven’t been tested yet. 

‘Even if we know we’ve had it, nobody is actually 100% said we’d get it again, we could still carry it that’s the thing I’m slightly concerned about. 

‘If they come up with a vaccine I’d be cartwheeling down the street, but I’m not sure how having this information is going to help us get out of lockdown.’

The former host of A Place In The Sun married cameraman Sean in 2012, and they have two daughters Willow, 10, and Lottie, seven.

Following her discussion on the morning show in May, major progress has been made to tackle the coronavirus outbreak and vaccines are now being rolled out across the country.

On Monday, England took another step forward on the roadmap out of lockdown as for the first time in four months, non-essential shops, gyms and salons were allowed to throw open their doors – much to the delight of the millions of Britons.  

It comes as top experts claimed on Thursday that vaccines are behind Britain’s sharp drop in coronavirus cases since January despite Boris Johnson insisting earlier this week that lockdown was behind the fall.    

Professor Tim Spector, a King’s College London epidemiologist who runs the UK’s largest Covid symptom tracking study, said the epidemic had ‘mainly’ been squashed by the ‘exemplar vaccine programme’.

With more than 60 per cent of the population jabbed with at least one dose and up to 10 per cent of people protected due to prior infection, Professor Spector added Britain was getting close to achieving ‘herd immunity’. 

His study of more than a million Britons showed daily cases have fallen 17 per cent in the last week, with an estimated 1,600 new symptomatic cases a day across the country, down from 60,000 at the January peak.

Professor Spector said: ‘As the UK slowly exits lockdown, I’m encouraged to see Covid cases continue to fall with our rates among the lowest in Europe. 

‘In fact, the UK closely mirrors cases in Israel with its exemplar vaccine programme. Based on our data and countries like Israel, I believe the fall in cases since January is mainly thanks to the vaccination programme and less about the strict lockdown the UK has been under since late December. 

‘With up to 60 per cent of the population vaccinated and around 5 to 10 per cent with natural immunity due to infection, we’re starting to see herd immunity take effect. 

‘This should prevent future large-scale outbreaks. However, we do expect to see smaller, manageable outbreaks in the coming weeks and months among groups which are yet to be vaccinated.’

It comes after Mr Johnson warned the reduction in Covid infections, hospitalisations and deaths was down to lockdowns and ‘has not been achieved’ by the rollout of vaccines.

In a significant toning down of his praise for the jabs, the Prime Minister said the ‘bulk of the work in reducing the disease had been done by the lockdown’.