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EastEnders’ Patsy Palmer turns 48 in lockdown as she dances around her huge Malibu home
EASTENDERS star Patsy Palmer turned 48 in lockdown today and danced around her huge Malibu home.
The Bianca Jackson actress couldn't have looked happier as she DJ'd for fans on Instagram, before enjoying an intimate birthday meal surrounded by her kids and husband Richard Merkell.
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Patsy moved to America in 2014 with Richard and their kids Fenton, 19, Emilia, 18, and Bertie, nine.
And the actress has been showing fans her incredible life stateside ever since, living right next to the Pacific ocean on Malibu beach.
Today, she showed off her spacious living room with large windows that allow in plenty of light.
Patsy has set up her turntables at the end of the room and took a spin on the decks for fans today.
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The star turned to DJing in Malibu for fun and as a way to make new friends.
The actress positively beamed as she entertained fans in her beautiful home that overlooked the ocean.
She showed off her new skills behind the decks on Instagram, dancing and singing along to disco tunes in the sunshine.
Wearing denim jeans and a tee-shirt, the actress smiled and skipped around her home during the fun live stream.
Patsy and her family traded in life in Blighty for Malibu six years ago and have never looked back.
The red headed beauty quit acting in 1999 to "spend more time with her family and pursue other projects" and began home schooling her three youngest kids.
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The family set up quite the inner circle of famous friends in the Californian sunshine through Patsy's passion for empowering women.
Even her brood hang out with the offspring of superstars.
Fenton is a model signed to The Dragonfly Agency and is rumoured to be dating Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna's daughter Delilah Belle.
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While his ex is said to be Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia, who is good friends with Hollywood royal Kendall Jenner.
Meanwhile, Emilia is also becoming a face on the modelling scene as the LA-based teenagers focus on their careers.
EastEnders legend Patsy said about her kids last year: "They don't really like school anyway, I hated it when I was a kid, so I'm never going to push them.
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"They're very creative - I feel like there's a lot more they could be doing outside of school, anyway."
Instead of school, the kids study classes online so that they can have the flexibility to attend acting lessons and auditions.
Patsy added: "It’s so far to go anyway. If they have a casting in the day it’s going to be hard for them to get there."
Patsy's eldest son Charley Palmer Rothwell - who Patsy had with former boyfriend, boxer Alfie Rothwell - lives back in London and is a rising star on the big screen, having bagged decent roles in iBoy, Dunkirk and opposite Tom Hardy in Legend.
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Despite her return to the Square, Patsy had admitted in the past that her new LA lifestyle meant she "didn't miss" acting at all.
She added: "I don't miss it one bit. I love talking to women, being around women, women that want to support each other."
Her Instagram is littered with inspirational quotes as she told fans last month: "Take a break people... Book a massage .. have some reiki .. meditate .. Have a relaxing weekend people .. namaste"
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