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NAOMI Watts meets with roars of approval from fashion pundits - as she wows in a leopard-print swimsuit.
The actress, 44, is sunning herself on a break in St Barts.
Wearing the elegant one-piece and a sun hat to protect her from the Caribbean rays, she splashed in the surf - and even had a go at paddle boarding.
The Impossible star showed impressive balance as she hopped on to a red and black board and gently pushed out to sea.
Protection ... Naomi shields her face from the sun with a hat and sunglasses
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She was then joined by a family friend and the pair were seen kneeling and paddling happily in open water.
Naomi is enjoying a holiday with husband Liev Schreiber and their two sons - Sasha, five, and four-year-old Sammy.
The Australian beauty is the star of not one but two controversial films this year - the first being tsunami drama The Impossible.
Relatives of holidaymakers who died in the Boxing Day tragedy in 2005 have expressed their disgust at trailers for the disaster flick being shown before films at the cinema this Christmas.
Beach fun ... Naomi and a young pal kneel on a paddle board
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And Naomi will also ruffle feathers with her next role - as she plays Diana, Princess of Wales in forthcoming biopic Diana.
The star admits she is "nervous" about how Britain will react to the film.
She told You magazine: "I am not just nervous about how Diana's sons Prince William and Prince Harry will feel about this film, I am also concerned about how the whole country could react because we all have such strong, emotional memories of her death.
"I remember it vividly - I was in Canada working and my then-boyfriend and I had had dinner with Rob Lowe and his wife. We went back to their apartment and sat transfixed, watching the news together.
Balance ... Naomi Watts perches on a paddle board in the waves
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"When they finally revealed that Diana had died I remember shrieking, letting out this almost guttural moan. It was so shocking, such a tragedy."
Diana is released in Britain in early 2013.
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