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Marcia Cross goes from Desperate Housewife to doting mother as she takes twins out to play
Last updated at 19:14pm on 16.02.08She may be better known for playing perfectionist housewife Bree, but there was nothing uptight about Marcia Cross when she spent the afternoon with her twin babies.
The Desperate Housewives star took a break from her busy filming schedule to spend some quality time in the park with her one-year-old girls Eden and Savannah.
Marcia, 46, make-up free and wearing her hair down, looked laid-back and relaxed as she played with the twins in Santa Monica on Sunday.
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Marcia Cross lets her hair down as she spends the afternoon in a Santa Monica park with her twins on Sunday
Looking every inch the doting mother, Marcia beamed with pride as she enjoyed the LA sunshine.
Her carefree nature made a refreshing change to the perfectly-groomed character she plays on the hit US show.
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Eden sports a pair of blue shades to match her mother's
The auburn-haired twins, dressed in matching pink outfits and sunhats, were the apple of Marcia's eye as Eden even wore a pair of sunglasses to match her mother's.
Not content to be left out, Savannah made a bid to grab Marcia's shades.
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Seeing double: A beaming Marcia takes her twins to the playground for a ride on the swings
Marcia had the twins after marrying stockbroker Tom Mahoney in 2006.
The wedding followed the death of her long-term partner Richard Jordan from a brain tumour in 1993.
She met Mr Mahoney, 48, in a flower shop in December 2004.
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Savannah makes a grab for Marcia's glasses
Marcia was reportedly placed on bedrest until the twins delivery, requiring her to suspend her role in the show.
However, because she did not want to give up working, she brought the Desperate Housewives cast and crew to her home to shoot some scenes in her own bedroom, painting it to like like Bree's.
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The actress reveals her flawless skin as she hands Savannah the shades to play with
