Maria Fowler sports a revealing monokini to party the day away in Marbella ~ star world news

They were good friends during their time together on The Only Way Is Essex.
And it seems that even though they haven't appeared together in the ITV2 show for the past couple of series, Maria Fowler and Mark Wright are still pals.
The pair were seen catching up as they both attended a pool party in Marbella today.

Monokini Maria: Former TOWIE star Fowler sported a white and gold monokini as she arrived at a pool party in Marbs today

Svelte: Maria looked in good shape on the holiday, after losing 7lbs in the run-up to the break

Mark was spotted greeting Maria, who was wearing a white and gold monokini, with a big hug before the pair chatted and spent time together at The Sisu Boutique Hotel.
Maria teamed her white monokini, which featured a gold sparkling trim, with a pair of tiny denim shorts and a huge red headband in her hair, before shedding the shorts to fully show off her bikini body.
And the pretty blonde, who was joined by some female friends on the break, was quick to take to her Twitter page to keep fans updated about her actions.

Fancy seeing you here! Maria was also seen giving her former TOWIE castmate Mark a big hug as they caught up at the Sisu Boutique Hotel in Marbs

Is it a bird, is it a plane? Mark and Maria appeared distracted by something in the sky as they had a chat

After landing in Marbs, Maria tweeted: 'Just landed. Bring on the fun!!!!!! Funniest flight ever! X' before swiftly posting a set of pictures from the party.

As the pictures got increasingly drunken, Maria acknowledged her inebriated state by tweeting fans: 'Omg drunk!' along with a picture of herself and her girlfriends looking worse for wear.
Maria has been working hard to get in shape for Marbs, embarking on a strict diet and exercise regime to help her shed a few pounds.

Drunken: Maria clutched a glass of wine as she danced around by the hotel pool

Down it! Maria seemed to be enjoying herself as she downed cocktails out of a black bowl type glass

And it seems the former TOWIE star succeeded in her mission, as she wrote on her Twitter page earlier this week: 'I've lost almost half a stone in just under 2 weeks. Now I am officially ready for Marbella haha x'
But Maria then appeared to be making a dig at some of her former TOWIE pals, including Lauren Goodger and Frankie Essex, who have lost weight using the very low calorie Cambridge Diet.
She later tweeted: 'And I didn't do anything drastic. I just ate pure protein Eggs, fish, white meat and no fat cottage cheese #Winner.'

Check me out! Maria also took to her Twitter page to keep her followers updated about what was going on

Found a new friend? Maria is on holiday with her girlfriends, but appeared to have found a fan in one man

Enjoying the sunshine: Maria got a willing volunteer to take an aerial shot of her and her friend as they posed up

Meanwhile, Mark, whose new reality show Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights has proved less than successful with the critics, also looked in good shape in a pair of red longline swimming shorts.
Mark, who paired his shorts with a backwards baseball cap, was seen enjoying spending time with Maria, as well as play fighting with British boxer James 'Chunky' DeGale.