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0 Comments | Sunday Mirror, Jul 29, 2007 | by THOMAS SMITH

CHEATING Celtic hero Neil Lennon enjoyed a steamy extra-time romp with his mistress - while his longsuffering partner was at home caring for their toddler son.

Love-rat Lennon cavorted naked with his lover Fiona Brown in full view of astonished regulars at a pub opposite.

The 36-year-old, who quit The Hoops last month for English Division One team Nottingham Forest, returned to Scotland last week as part of his team's pre-season friendly tour.

And cad Lennon wasted no time in making time for a friendly of his own following Forest's match against Kilmarnock on Tuesday.

The Lurgan-born star played in Forest's 3-1 win against Kilmarnock - watched by his loyal partner Irene McCloy and their 18- month-old son Gallagher. But after the evening game, Irene and sleepy Gallagher were left to cadge a lift home to their Glasgow pad with his agent Martin Reilly...

While Lennon borrowed Irene's swanky Range Rover so he could make a detour to Lanark-shire, for a rub-down from busty psychology student Fiona, 24.

But little did the lusty duo know their X-rated sex show was being watched by stunned drinkers at a Beefeater pub opposite who'd popped outside for a smoke - and ended up with an eyeful.

A witness said: "Lennon and the girl were completely naked and seemed totally unbothered about whether anyone could see them. The curtains were open and the French doors were too.

"One minute they were strutting around half-naked, the next minute the clothes were off and they were going at it on the sofa."

Lennon's visit to Fiona came late on Tuesday night as the rest of his Forest team-mates boarded the team bus to head back to their hotel on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

He parked Irene's car in a space behind the flats where he has installed Fiona and which were recently built on the site of the old Glasgow Zoo.

Minutes later, in full view of passers-by and motorists on the street below, he appeared at the full-length, sliding French doors in Fiona's living room - on the second-floor of the flats.

Stripped to the waist, Lennon was still wearing his official Forest tracksuit bottoms, but had ditched the club T-shirt and zipper. Standing next to her bare-chested lover, Fiona was dressed in skimpy underwear and high heels as she constantly fixed her hair and preened herself.

With the bright living room lights on but the curtains left open, the pair left little to the imagination for pub guests and drivers using its car park. Some coming to and from the car park actually stopped in their tracks and stared up at the spectacle unfolding.

Later the blonde student would disappear into a bedroom, only to reappear dressed in a different set of revealing undies.

Lennon grabbed a drink and sat back on the couch to enjoy the show, oblivious to the small crowd looking on from the street and car park below. The pair laughed and chatted together before Lennon got to his feet, grabbed the TV remote control and started changing channels.

Moments later, he stripped for action and whipped off his Forest bottoms to reveal a pair of tight, white boxer shorts. The pair then jumped on to the couch together.

For the next 10 minutes, they were clearly visible, writhing around in each other's arms. Soon after, they disappointed the onlookers when they took their action to the bedroom. But pubgoers weren't to be disappointed for long - as the couple then re-emerged in the buff leaving NOTHING to imagination.

They sipped drinks, and at one point Fiona, who has a huge tattoo on the small of her back, playfully slapped Lennon's backside.

She stood fixing her hair and admiring her reflection in the glass doors - seemingly oblivious to the fact that she was standing facing the street below completely naked.

The pair then collapsed on to the couch together before finally pulling the curtain down on their steamy show to go to bed.

The next day he returned to his team hotel in time for morning training.

A source said: "The pair couldn't keep their hands off one another and Lennon seemed to love every minute of the sexy undies performance that Fiona put on for him. Unknown to him though, he wasn't the only guy enjoying the show.

"He's unbelievable. He's only back in Scotland a few days and he just can't help himself. He's got form for being a cheat but I'm sure his missus Irene won't be too happy when she hears about it. You wonder how much humiliation one woman can stand."

Last night Lennon's agent Martin Reilly lied about the player's movements and insisted he hadn't been at Fiona's flat. He said: "They played Kilmarnock on Tuesday night and he went back to Edinburgh on the bus."

In February the Sunday Mirror revealed how Lennon, a Catholic who quit after loyalist death threats in 2001, had showered Fiona with thousands of pounds worth of gifts, including a new car, and paid for the rent on a posh pad for her in Glasgow.

At the time, Fiona insisted she wasn't having an affair with Lennon, who was seen visiting the flat several times. She said they were just "good friends".

Lennon has known Fiona for six years after meeting her in a bar.