For us Brits, 4 July is a day like any other.

For Americans, it's the perfect time to celebrate America's Independence with a weekend jam-packed with barbecues, days at the beach, fireworks, red, white and blue decorations and – if you're Taylor Swift circa 2016 – a slip-and-slide, matching swimsuits and a dip in the ocean with some of Hollywood's most famous A-list elite.

Here's how our favourite patriotic celebrities celebrated the US' big day:

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Blake Lively

Reese Witherspoon

Taylor Hill

Cindy Crawford

Gigi Hadid

Kendall Jenner

Zayn Malik

Kylie Jenner

Olivia Palermo

Lea Michele

Olivia Munn

Olivia Culpo

Chrissy Teigen

Madonna

Kerry Washington

Kate Upton

Kate Hudson

Jenna Dewan

Irina Shayk

Paris Hilton

Gal Gadot

Ellen DeGeneres

Jessica Alba

Kris Jenner

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