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Brilliant recovery Britney
By Richard Simpson, Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 27.10.03
Britney: held a private party at The Rex Cinema & Bar
It was her first night out in London so Britney Spears wanted to party.
But the morning after, the 21-year-old showed that even she can suffer the effects of a night on the town. But within hours, the star was back to her stunning best at her own party.
On her first night out, Britney, her choreographer Columbus Short, 21, and four of her friends partied at The Player in Broadwick Street, Soho, until midnight. They then retired to Britney's £4,700-a-night Imperial suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
A source at the club said: "Britney is a regular here. She was very close to Columbus. There was real chemistry."
On Saturday, following a TV appearance, Britney dined with Short and friends, then threw her own private party at the Rex Cinema + Bar in Rupert Street, Soho.
Britney chain-smoked Marlboro Lights and sipped brandy alexander drinks. She later posed for photographs with guests including Holly Valance before leaving at 1.45am.
Britney spent Sunday in showbiz-style recovery - a massage and facial, then at 4pm, her bodyguard was seen nipping out for McDonald's.
