Christie Brinkley wears bikini while gardening

Los Angeles June 8 (IANS) Model and actress Christie Brinkley always wears a bikini when she is gardening or pottering around her house so that she can bronze her skin without getting any tan lines.

I always put a bikini on and say Oh it is just to wear around the house. I am not going to go anywhere in it. I just want to get a little colour while I am gardening . I run around trimming my begonias to even everything out so I don t have any tan lines Brinkley told people.com.

When you re naked you want those parts tanned she added.

Brinkley believes if a woman of any age and size is brave enough to don a skimpy bikini then they should continue to do so regardless of any critical comments they receive.

You know what? You can t really critique a person over 50 -- it is just like if they are brave enough to put on a bikini then you let them be she said.

However the star makes sure she protects her skin when she is in the sun and will layer on the sun cream.

I don t care how much sunblock you put on when you re outdoors as much as I am you re going to get some colour. Where I live there is a side of the island that is the hotel area and I end up paddle boarding down when I don t intend to be there she said.

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