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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ alum Charisma Carpenter, 56, looks half her age in red-hot bikini

Add Page Six on Google Charisma Carpenter is “embracing tan lines” while enjoying a “wonderful summer.”

The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alum recently shared a slew of ageless selfies via Instagram while posing in a red-hot bathing suit.

The actress, 56, paired her bikini with an orange headscarf and aviator sunglasses.

“What a wonderful summer and it’s still early!” Carpenter told her Instagram followers on July 16.

“So grateful for the friends in my life who helped me celebrate all this week the joy of dancing til you’re dripping wet with sweat, live music, clubbing, travel, boating, paddle-boarding, World Cup watching, eating well and embracing tan lines,” she continued. “Thank you! You know who you are! ✨😊✨”

The “Charmed” alum, who turned 56 last week, interspersed her bathing suit snaps with clips of boat rides, coffee-filled mornings and more.

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She set the sunny social media upload to Madonna’s “Good for the Soul.”

Carpenter’s followers praised the “volcanic hot … goddess” in the comments section for looking “still as beautiful” as she did on “Buffy.”

The “Lying Game” alum, who made headlines on her 44th birthday for posing sans clothes, sported the same red swimsuit — and a straw hat — for multiple May beach days.

“Could get used to this 🪴 🪏 🌳 🌊 🏖️ ☀️,” she captioned one of her carefree slideshows.

In another, Carpenter gushed that “love is in the sea air.”

Carpenter is best known for playing Cordelia Chase on “Buffy the after auditioning for the series’ titular role.

After three seasons on the drama, Carpenter starred in the show’s “Angel” spinoff for four more.

She returned for the fifth and final season for its 100th episode.

The “Buffy” cast, notably, has experienced two major losses this year with Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Head, who respectively played Xander Harris and Rupert Giles, dying.

Brendon passed away of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascutar disease at age 54 in January.

As for Head, the 72-year-old died of pneumonia last month.

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