Bar Refaeli showcases her incredible model figure in a blue bikini

Bar Refaeli showcased her incredible model figure on Instagram on Thursday, as she slipped into a blue patterned bikini. 

The model, 35, flaunted her toned abs and cleavage in striking two-piece as she sunbathed in her garden.

It comes after Bar was sentenced to 9 months of community service and $4.8million in fines as part of a plea bargain which ends a long-running tax evasion case against her.

Bar complemented her bikini with a straw sunhat and shielded her eyes from the sun with black sunglasses. 

She captioned the selfie: ‘Here again’.  

The model, who is estimated to have a net worth of $25 million, has agreed to do nine months of community service, and pay a $750,000 fine along with $2.8million in back taxes.

Meanwhile 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 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.

Bar told a previous court hearing that her relationship with DiCaprio 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 Bar had been prescribed medication and received treatment in Israel paid for out of the national health fund during that period.

A previous ruling stated Bar 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.

Bar 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.