Jewel kicked off the week with sizzling bikini photos, showing off her toned figure and effortless island glow as she enjoyed the sunshine in Barbuda. The singer and artist shared a sexy bikini snap to her Instagram account on Monday, December 8, 2025.
She was the definition of beach babe as she flaunted her jaw-dropping frame in a skimpy bikini while soaking up the sun on Barbuda. The four-time Grammy nominee glowed as she sizzled in her striking brown and white animal-print string swimsuit, leaving her Instagram followers’ pulses racing after she posted the photo.
She captioned the image, which appeared in a carousel, with “#Barbuda for a few days of sun before more winter snow,” and also included a beach shot of six lobsters perched on a grill before revealing she tucked into them with a single potato.
The star recently flaunted her ripped body in a bathing suit, sparking questions from followers about her fitness routine. Jewel, who got muscular by lifting weights, replied to one supporter that her regimen is a “mix of an old 1980s Calenetics workout (anyone else have the VHS tape as a kid?!), hot yoga, hiking, and lifting.” She added that she focuses on “healthy fats, proteins, organic greens, and heirloom grains.”
Jewel shot to fame in 1995 with the release of her first album, Pieces of You. After her debut EP sold over 12 million copies, she delivered more hits, including “Foolish Games” and “You Were Meant for Me.” Despite her success, the singer, who shares a 12-year-old son, Kase, with her ex-husband, cowboy Ty Murray, and has previously been linked to Hollywood star Sean Penn, has reflected openly on heartbreak.
In a 10-minute experience titled The Portal in 2024, she said that “the secret is, we don't get to choose how life changes, only how it changes us,” adding that “all of our hearts are destined to be broken at some point, but it's what we do with the pieces that makes us extraordinary. Make something beautiful of your broken things.”
Jewel is close friends with Yellowstone actor Kevin Costner, and rumors once suggested the pair had dated. But in June 2024, Kevin insisted they were nothing more than friends. That month, during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, he said, “Jewel and I are friends. We’ve never gone out, ever.”
Speculation began in 2023 when his hands were spotted around her waist as she stood giving a speech during her tennis fundraiser in the British Virgin Islands, but Kevin emphasized that he did not want the rumors to “ruin our friendship because that’s what we have,” adding, “She’s special. I mean, she’s beautiful.”