Monday, August 15, 2011

Having a Butchers... EastEnders star Sid Owen can't keep his eyes off girlfriend Polly Parsons during a beach break in Mallorca


He's apparently soon to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, so you can't blame Sid Owen for grabbing some last minute sunshine. 
The EastEnders actor headed to Mallorca with his on-off fiancée Polly Parsons where the couple seemed very much back on. 
Sid, 39, and his actress partner, who is 27, happily strolled along the beach in the Spanish resort keeping a firm grip on one another. 
The look of love: Sid Owen and his fiancée Polly Parsons take a stroll along the beach in Majorca
The look of love: Sid Owen and his fiancée Polly Parsons take a stroll along the beach in Majorca
Polly wore a red polka dot two-piece bikini which showed off her immaculate figure, while Sid wore a pair of white floral print Bermuda shorts. 
The couple frolicked in the striking blue sea together, Sid giving his girlfriend of five years an admiring glance at one point when she emerged from the water and threw her head back in the style of a shampoo advertisement. 
Sid and his fiancée appeared happy and relaxed in each others' company, smiling throughout their time together. 
Life's a peach: Polly showed off her fantastic figure in a red two piece bikini
Life's a peach: Polly showed off her fantastic figure in a red two piece bikini
The actor stopped to wrap his arms around his stunning girlfriend as the water lapped at their feet, he stared longingly into her eyes before they continued on their journey. 
Later in the day they took a stroll around the shops, Polly changing her bottoms while Sid covered his torso with a grey T-shirt. 
Late last August the couple announced they were engaged to marry one another.
Back together: Sid appeared to be pleased at being back with his fiancée
Back together: Sid appeared to be pleased at being back with his fiancée
Sid revealed that he proposed on holiday in Barbados last February.
In an interview with OK! magazine he explained: 'There was a raft out at sea which we'd swim out to. 
'I didn't have a ring so I got this guy on the beach to make one out of beads in the reggae colours, as I love my reggae, and I put that in my back pocket and we swam out there and I proposed.'
'It was really romantic,' Polly added.
Back on dry land: The couple head on to the sand after spending some time in the water together
Back on dry land: The couple head on to the sand after spending some time in the water together
The couple met in 2007 when they were both starring in the pantomime Snow White And The Seven Dwarves at the Beck Theatre in Hayes, Middlesex, and both claim it was 'love at first sight'.
But their whirlwind relationship (they moved in together straight away) has not been without its ups and downs.
They were photographed fighting in the street outside Essex nightclub Faces in 2008 after it was claimed a female fan shouted 'Rickay' at him.
Beach ready: Polly looked great in her two-piece - later swapping her red bottoms for a pair of white ones
Beach ready: Polly looked great in her two-piece - later swapping her red bottoms for a pair of white ones
Beach ready: Polly looked great in her two-piece - later swapping her red bottoms for a pair of white ones
Engagement: The couple broke off their engagement after wedding plans spiraled out of control and got 'too much' for Polly but have since reconciled
Engagement: The couple broke off their engagement after wedding plans spiraled out of control and got 'too much' for Polly but have since reconciled
Doormen had to restrain Polly as she swung at Sid with her handbag.
They later called off their initial engagement after plans for the event spiraled out of control and they decided to call it off after putting down almost a thousand guests. 
'It was getting ridiculous,' says Polly. 'We had about a thousand people coming!
'It would have been about everyone else - now we've had time apart, we know what's important. It just started to get out of hand and it scared me.'
'We had some time apart,' she says now. 'But it made us appreciate each other and realise we wanted to be together.'