Callum Turner Spent His Honeymoon Reading Martyr!, a Grief-Soaked Novel, While Dua Lipa Walked Around in the Tiniest Bikini, Showing Off Her Nearly Perfect Abs
During their honeymoon, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner were spotted at two of Italy’s most exclusive coastal hideaways: Hotel Il Pellicano, the legendary clifftop retreat in Porto Ercole, and Villa Treville, a 15-suite cliffside hideaway in Positano. Both are private, paparazzi-unfriendly, and built for the ultra-rich and famous.
It was at Il Pellicano that the latest paparazzi images came from. The property’s beach club isn’t a sandy beach but a series of rocky terraces and platforms built into the cove, with direct access to the water. The couple spent the day sunbathing there, swimming in the waters off Monte Argentario, and trading kisses on the rocks. Even their downtime looked productive: Dua was photographed flipping through what looked like work notes, while Callum settled in with a copy of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, the 2024 National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller. She wore a printed string bikini with gold hoops and a high ponytail.
Il Pellicano sits on a cliffside cove on the Monte Argentario peninsula in Tuscany, just above the small coastal town of Porto Ercole. It’s been one of the most iconic landmarks of Porto Ercole’s jet-set reputation since the 1960s, when Slim Aarons photographed its white umbrellas and seawater pool and made them shorthand for glamorous Mediterranean summers. Guests walk or drive into the village for dinner and the marina, but the hotel itself is the destination.
The same core discipline that keeps her stage-ready in heels was on display on the rocks. Her sculpted physique and abs are the product of a serious workout routine. In September 2025, Dua joined Frame Fitness as co-founder and chief creative officer, working alongside founder Melissa Bentivoglio, a former ballerina and Pilates instructor. She trains almost daily on a Frame Reformer (she was the first person in Europe to get one) and on the mat, with a heavy emphasis on core work to stabilize her spine for performing in heels. “The one thing that keeps me grounded and keeps me fit is getting on the mat every single day,” she’s said. “I’m a big advocate for getting up and getting on the mat at least once a day.”
Before the Pilates era, she trained 3 to 4 times a week with celebrity trainer Peter MacIver, known as PMAC: 20 minutes of hill sprints followed by 40 minutes of full-body strength work with bands, balls, and bodyweight circuits. She’s also credited boxing with getting her into the best shape of her life. Fans on the Deuxmoi post had a simpler read. “An actual 8 pack is crazy,” one wrote. “So happy for them and their abs,” said another.
The honeymoon has since wrapped. The couple closed out the trip in Rome around June 19, photographed leaving a luxury hotel and loading designer luggage into a black Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet worth about $264,000, with valets stepping in after they couldn’t get all the bags to fit in the trunk. Callum drove, Dua rode shotgun in a pale blue headscarf, a fitted vest, and low-rise jeans, with a Y2K phone case featuring the 2006 paparazzi shot of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan tucked into her back pocket.
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