Life imitates art as EastEnders' Roxy enjoys wild blow-out

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Her EastEnders character Roxy Slater is a wild party girl, who thinks nothing of heading out on the town to drink away the night.

And in a case of life imitating art Rita Simons had a blow-out night after the TV Quick awards in London last night.

The married mother-of-two passionately kissed one mystery man, then a female co-star, before flashing her underwear at photographers as she clumsily climbed out of a cab.

One too many? Rita Simons and a mystery man enjoy a passionate clinch

One too many? Rita Simons and a mystery man enjoy a passionate clinch

Perhaps unsurprisingly she and her friends, including Apprentice winner Lee McQueen, were then refused entry from upmarket Soho House.

But undeterred they carried on their night, heading to Little Italy in Soho where they partied until 3.40am.

On the BBC soap Roxy, one of the Mitchell clan, has calmed down her wild ways as she prepares for the birth of her first child. But in real life the actress that plays her is still having a ball.

Pucker up: Soap stars Rita Simons and Diane Parish share a kiss

Pucker up: Soap stars Rita Simons and Diane Parish share a kiss

The soap stars then acted up for the cameras, with a lewd movement

The soap stars then acted up for the cameras, with a lewd movement

Rita, the niece of Sir Alan Sugar, playfully kissed co-star Diane Parish, who plays Denise in the show.

The pair played up for photographers, with Rita grasping Denise by the waist and making lewd movements.

The 31-year-old then flashed her bright pink underwear at the waiting photographers as she climbed from her cab, legs akimbo. She also clung to a male friend, who appeared to help support her as she slumped against him.

Rita's husband of four years, Theo Silveston, was not among the group. Perhaps he was at home with with their two-year-old twin daughters, Jaimee and Maiya.

Still standing: The actress gives photographers a defiant salute as she leaves a Soho bar at 3:40am

Still standing: The actress gives photographers a defiant salute as she leaves a Soho bar at 3:40am

Life imitates art: Actress Rita, as Roxy Slater, props up the bar in a typical EastEnders scene

Life imitates art: Actress Rita, as Roxy Slater, props up the bar in a typical EastEnders scene

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