Bar Refaeli looks carefree as she showcases her figure in a strapless bikini

She was recently handed nine months of community service and $4.8m in fines for tax evasion.

But Bar Refaeli put those troubles aside as she uploaded a sizzling bikini snap on Instagram on Monday.

The Israeli model, 35, looked stunning in the black two-piece as she posed in shallow water.

The beauty donned a sunhat to complement the strapless bikini and gave a beaming smile.

Bar showed off her taut abs and enviable figure in the sizzling snap shared with her 3 million followers. 

She captioned the post: ‘I swear I also do other things than tan and exercise. Sometimes.’

Her post comes after it emerged she will be undertaking nine months of community service and $4.8m in fines as part of a plea bargain following a long-running tax evasion case against her.  

Bar, who is estimated to have a net worth of $25 million, will pay a $750,000 fine along with $2.8million in back taxes on top of her community service.

Her mother Tzipi Refaeli – who acts as her agent – was also fined $750,000 and will go to jail for 16 months. 

The pair had been accused of lying about Bar’s country of residence between 2009 and 2012 in order to avoid paying taxes on some $7.2million in income, plus gifts and discounts she received. 

The case dates back to 2016 when Tzipi was arrested and accused of failing to report her daughter’s full income during the years in question and obscuring evidence of where she was living from tax collections.

Lawyers for the pair had argued that, during the years in question, Bar had been in a romantic relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio – meaning her ‘life centre’, a term used in Israeli tax law referring to where a person spends most of their time – was in the US.

But the state argued that she was actually resident in Tel Aviv during much of this time, in apartments rented under the names of her relatives.

The media personality told a previous court hearing that her relationship with the actor, 45, was close enough to be considered a ‘family unit’, meaning she could pay taxes overseas. But the court overruled her, saying their romance did not count.

Prosecutors also uncovered medical records that showed the host had been prescribed medication and received treatment in Israel paid for out of the national health fund during that period.

A previous ruling stated The X Factor Israel presenter had lived in Israel for 185 days in 2009 and 135 days the following year. She also told US tax authorities she was a resident of Israel.

The broadcaster had attempted to block the release of her earnings, but the court revealed she had earned £1.8 million in 2009 and £1.7 million in 2010.