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KEELY HODGKINSON'S golden glow is as bright as ever - even though she showed off "paradise" in only black and white.

Team GB's 800m Olympic champion went "retro" for two-tone pics from Dubai in a bikini and dazzling mini-dress.

Keely Hodgkinson looked relaxed and refreshed in Dubai
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Keely Hodgkinson looked relaxed and refreshed in DubaiCredit: Instagram
Fans loved the 'retro' snaps she shared from her week-long break
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Fans loved the 'retro' snaps she shared from her week-long breakCredit: Instagram
The smile said it all as Keely took a well-deserved rest
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The smile said it all as Keely took a well-deserved restCredit: Instagram

But the 22-year-old looked far from off-colour - unlike her Manchester United heroes when she visited Old Trafford to display her Paris gold medal before Sunday's 3-0 defeat against Tottenham.

Keely's sultry Instagram pics of herself from United Arab Emirates were all in black and white.

The Mancunian posted: "Thank you for a week of paradise!!" and shared a link to "an exclusive adults-only luxury retreat".

She certainly looked refreshed and relaxed - posing in the water for one shot and with an appreciative grin in another as she protected her eyes from the sun.

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Four of her seven photos were in colour - but all those shots were of local sites, plus one of a well-stocked dining table.

And if you looked closely, you could just see Keely's pink-topped reflection in the bottom of a shiny bowl!

Team GB team-mate Daryll Neita, who won Olympic silver in the 100m relay this summer, responded: "Looks like heaven."

And Keely's 521,000 Instagram followers agreed.

Keely got a hero's welcome at Old Trafford on Sunday but Man Utd lost
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Keely got a hero's welcome at Old Trafford on Sunday but Man Utd lostCredit: PA

"You are a dream," said one, while another responded: "Stunning, Queen of sports!"

A third admirer told her: "Black and white filter gives you a retro beauty."

Olympics hero Keely Hodgkinson thanks her home town for their support at the Paris Olympics
Keely also showed off Dubai's subtle shades
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Keely also showed off Dubai's subtle shadesCredit: Instagram

And there was a sprint finish to add more simple compliments.

These included: "Looking nice"... "Beautiful"... "Gorgeous"... and inevitably "Wow".

All of which must have seemed a million miles - rather than just 4,600m - from the gloomy offerings she'd endured at Old Trafford over the weekend.

The middle-distance runner sparkled at a London event
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The middle-distance runner sparkled at a London eventCredit: Getty
She appeared at a Milan fashion show last month
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She appeared at a Milan fashion show last monthCredit: Rex Features
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