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:
Alessandra Ambrosio
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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