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Courtney Cox poses with fan Raymond Harley
Life’s a beach for Friends star Courteney Cox as she casually relaxes with locals on the sand in Co. Donegal.
The 50-year-old multi-millionaire celebrity has been showing the world just how down-to-earth she is as she poses for photos and signs autographs for fans.
She’s been touring the north west on holiday after landing in Derry with her Snow Patrol fiancé Johnny McDaid.
The pair announced they were getting married last month.
It’s been claimed after meeting her future in-laws for the time Cox, who famously played Monica in hit show Friends, was on the hunt for a wedding venue.
Cox was pictured on the stunning Shroove beach on the tip of the north west coast of the Inishowen Peninsula.
The small but pretty beach is close to Moville and Greencastle.
Sources say Johnny, who’s 38 and plays guitar, wanted to show Courteney his favourite local haunts.
“Johnny took Courteney for a drive up the coast to Moville and then on out to Shroove beach,” said a pal.
“Johnny used to go there a lot when he was younger with his mates. She must have brought the sun with her because I don’t think there were too many days Johnny was on Shroove beach in weather like that!”
The loved-up pair arrived back in Derry on Wednesday – on a direct Ryanair flight from London.
And immediately the ‘Cougar Town’ star set about winning the hearts of the locals – posing for pictures and chatting with fans.
“Courteney has been amazing,” said a pal. “A lot of celebrities would have arrived on a private jet or in a helicopter but these guys arrived on a simple Ryanair flight like everyone else.
“There’s no airs or graces about her – she loves Johnny and wanted to impress. And she certainly has done that.”
There was speculation the pair have been scouting out possible wedding venues but we understand the couple are planning to tie-the-knot elsewhere.
However should they decide to get married here there would be no shortage of venues in the north west.
Donegal, especially is packed with quality hotels with the Redcastle Hotel in Moville and the Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel both within 30 minutes’ drive of Derry.
After arriving in Northern Ireland City of Derry Airport tweeted a picture of the actress with her arms around the two staff members.
The photograph was accompanied by the caption: “CoDA was delighted to welcome Courteney Cox following her Ryanair flight from @STN_Airport #friends.”
In June, the couple posted an announcement simultaneously on their individual Twitter accounts, using the same picture and the captions: “I’m engaged to him” and “I’m engaged to her”.
Cox was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her engagement finger at the premiere of Just Before I Go.
The pair met last year through mutual friend Ed Sheeran. This week Sheeran spoke about playing ‘cupid’ for the couple one night at a party.
“I go out a lot — to meet people, hang out and bring friends to house parties,” said Sheeran.
“This was one of those nights, and I brought Johnny along with me and introduced them. At the end of the night I went home and he didn’t. That was it.”