Nicollette bonds with pal's baby as Marcia shops with the twins

March 30, 2008Mar 30, 2008, 11:00 PM GMT+1

With her racy outfits and man-eating reputation, Nicollette Sheridan's onscreen character Edie Britt is far from mumsy. However, in real life the Desperate Housewives star was more than happy to step into a mothering role as she spent time with a gal pal and her baby over the weekend.

Casually dressed for a day browsing the stores in Beverly Hills, the West Sussex born actress - who's engaged to American crooner Michael Bolton - seemed to be enjoying her baby-bonding session in the LA sunshine. The 44-year-old, who was the focus of pregnancy reports last November, has denied she's planning on starting a family of her own any time soon.

"We're very, very happy," she says of her relationship with the Georgia On My Mind singer, quipping: "and I'm looking forward to having my first-born when I'm 70!".

One Desperate Housewives star enjoying motherhood for real, though, is flame-haired Marcia Cross. The proud mum, who says she can't bear to spend time apart from her one-year-old twins Eden and Savannah, took them with her to browse a home interiors store in Santa Monica.

"If I work a couple of long days... I have the girls come to the set," she reveals. "Though I can’t really be with them, I can at least change a diaper or play with them for a minute and then run back out... They're so cute. They’re just... thriving. I’m madly in love with them!"

Although the Desperate Housewives actress' onscreen character isn't known for her maternal instinct, Nicollette seemed to slip right into the mothering role as she took charge of a pal's baby in LA Photo: © Rex

Meanwhile her Wisteria Lane neighbour, Marcia, was out with her daughters at the weekend, calling in at a home interiors store with the one-year-old twins Photo: © Rex

The flame-haired actress has often spoken of the joy her twins Eden and Savannah have brought her. "I’m madly in love with them!" she says Photo: © Rex

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