Bella Thorne has fulfilled a dream she's had for her "whole life" by taking her family on vacation to Mexico

Sharing a number of photos from the trip, she wrote on Instagram: "I got to fly my whole family and team out to Mexico this has been a dream of mine my whole life. I’m so so f******* thankful and grateful only person missing in my bro @remstermma who lost his passport:(

"Ps ( yes everyone was covid tested like so many times on this trip )

"I LOVE MY FAMILY [heart eye emojis] I worked my whole life to be where I’m at and I couldn’t have done it with out my family and my crew getting me to the next step every time.(sic)"

But the 'Shake It Up' star faced criticism for travelling in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

One follower wrote: "Ok but u wouldn't have had to get covid tested SO MANY times if you would've just stayed home?????(sic)"

Bella insisted the frequent testing was a price worth paying.

She replied: "'I'm happy to have my family all together. It's been a while. If you know me... you know that.(sic)"

When one fan said she was glad Bella had been able to "accomplish that" because "family is everything", the star replied: "thank you. It is.(sic)"

And the 'Midnight Sun' actress also defended herself against complaints no one was wearing masks in her photos.

She replied: "only when we were alone (sic)"