EXCLUSIVE: Good day, sunshine! Rosie O'Donnell and 'wife' Tatum O'Neal finally catch some rays outside talk queen's $5million Florida vacation home 

• Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal soaked up some Florida sunshine in beach chairs on Saturday
• Rosie took a dip in the pool while Tatum practiced yoga poses on the water's edge 
• Tatum and Rosie are vacationing at Rosie's new waterfront home in West Palm Beach, Florida 
• The house sits on 180 feet of waterfront and boasts a master suite with a soaking tub, vanities with built-in televisions, a massage room and two walk-in closets
• Daily Mail Online revealed that Rosie and Tatum are a couple in love earlier this month

By Martin Gould In West Palm Beach, Florida For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:06 EST, 19 September 2015 | Updated: 00:42 EST, 20 September 2015

The lovefest between Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal continued Saturday as a long-awaited break in the weather allowed the new couple to soak up some Florida sunshine after three days of being forced to stay mainly indoors due to heavy rain.

The two Ms O's took advantage of the beautiful day spending two hours out by the pool of Rosie's near $5-million waterfront mansion in West Palm Beach, Florida.

And the deposed talk show host and her former-child star lover — who have been together since early summer — didn't care who saw them basking in the sun in full view of dozens of boaters who also took advantage of the Saturday sunshine to go up and down Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, many just yards from the celebrity lesbians.

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Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal soak up some Florida sunshine as they lounge in beach chairs on Saturday 

Their day of catching rays came after three days of having to stay mainly indoors due to heavy rain in the area

Tatum spent some time practicing yoga poses by the poolside. One pose she worked on was downward dog

After practicing her yoga poses by the pool, she later did more while she was sitting down

The couple donned sunglasses to protect their eyes from Florida's bright sunshine, after it had been raining for three days

The couple, who began their relationship during the summer, spent two hours near the pool of Rosie's near $5-million waterfront mansion in West Palm Beach, Florida 

Rosie's mansion overlooks the Intracoastal Waterway, where several other vacationers were enjoying a day on the water

'They weren't bothered at all by how many people were around,' said one person who was enjoying a day out on the water.

'They just plonked themselves down on their beach chairs and enjoyed the beautiful day.'

As Rosie, 53, took what could have been her first dip in the pool at the vacation home she bought in July, 51-year-old Tatum practiced yoga poses first standing by the water's edge, and then in a seated position.

She then joined her lover in the heated pool for a few minutes before the couple both got out and laid out in the sun again.

Tatum was wearing a black sports bra and shorts, while Rosie opted for a one-piece black swimsuit topped with mid-thigh-length black shorts.

Rosie, who spends most of her time at her home in Nyack, New York, went down to her second home earlier this week and Tatum flew in from Los Angeles to join her late on Tuesday.

None of Rosie's kids, who range in age between 20 and 2, have joined their adoptive mother on the vacation. Her two middle children, Blake, 15, and Vivienne, 12, are in school.

It is the second time Rosie and Tatum have been seen out in public since their vacation started. On Thursday they took a boat ride a few miles up the Intracoastal to Peanut Island but had to call the trip short when a rainstorm threatened.

Rosie and Tatum brought out drinks and towels for their two-hour lounge by the water

Boats, including tour boats filled with people, were just yards from Rosie's home on the Intracoastal Waterway

The couple stood by the water's edge before heading into lounge chairs for sunbathing

The couple casually walked around the mansion's backyard as they enjoyed their day out by the pool

Rosie and Tatum took a break from relaxing to wave at tourists and boaters and they drove by Rosie's home

Tatum took time to pull her hair back off her shoulders as the couple soaked in the Florida sunshine

Tatum took a moment to watch boaters on the water as she and Rosie laid out in the sun

For much of their two-hour sunbathing session, Rosie appeared to remain in her lounge chair

Rosie took time to check her phone as she and Tatum spent time sunbathing on Saturday

Daily Mail Online exclusively revealed earlier this month that the two were a couple. Rosie has been out as a lesbian since 1992 and has seen two marriages, first to Kelli Carpenter and then to Michelle Rounds, fail.

Both women are in need of a little R&R after undergoing simultaneous surgery at the start of this month. Rosie had a minor heart procedure in New York at the same time that Tatum was under the knife for an operation on her knee.

Rosie's rep has denied that they are a couple, claiming they are merely longstanding friends. But sources tell Daily Mail Online that their love has been steadily growing since they went together to see the Broadway musical Hamilton in June. They later shared a bottle of red wine at the New York restaurant Da Silvano.

Tatum has spent time at Rosie's Nyack home, which also backs on to the water, this time the Hudson River at one of its widest points.

Rosie, who previously had a second home in Miami, bought the six-bedroom five-and-a-half bath West Palm Beach house in July. The selling realtor described the 7,600 sq. ft. house as 'truly spectacular,' called it a 'totally renovated and partially reconstructed direct Intracoastal gated compound with deep water dockage.'

Tatum, who has three grown children from her eight-year marriage to tennis great John McEnroe, came out earlier this year, telling People Magazine that she was now dating women. 'Women are the most amazing creatures on earth,' she said.

 Rosie primarily remained laying in her lounge chair while sunbathing, while Tatum appeared to switch positions often

Tatum wore a black sports bra and shorts, while Rosie opted for a one-piece black swimsuit topped with mid-thigh-length black shorts

Temperatures reached a high of 89 degrees on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it stayed hot throughout the day, as it only cooled down to about 74 degrees

Rosie took a dip into her pool and Tatum practiced yoga poses near the water's edge and while sitting down

Tatum turned around in her lounge chair so Rosie and Tatum could face each other while they chatted

The couple chatted with one another from their lounge chairs as they soaked up the sun

The couple basked in the sun as dozens of boaters also took advantage of the Saturday sunshine to go up and down Florida's Intracoastal Waterway

She said at the time: 'I don't have a steady right now, but I look forward to it.'

Tatum expanded on her new-found sexuality in a piece she wrote in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar. She said she hadn't dated a man in two and a half years. 'In the physical sense, I'm not attracted to men right now at all,' she wrote. 

O'Neal, who won an Oscar aged just 10 for her role in Paper Moon, has fought a life-long battle with heroin. She said she had experimented with women in the past, but it is only now she is drug-free that she has gone further.

'Now I'm clean and aware and alive and interested in the world, saying: "Dating women is exciting to me, and this is turning me on."

'I dated in the heterosexual world up until about four years ago, when I started thinking about dating women — just thinking about it.'

She said she was in her hair salon and saw a couple of pretty assistants. 'I said: "I want to go on a date with her!"

'I finally decided to pursue it last year,' added O'Neal. 'I went to a Super Bowl party…and I saw this hot beautiful woman in her mid-30s serving drinks. She was kind of tough and sassy. I got her number and I think she called me, or I called her — I can't remember — and we went on a date.'

Many boaters traveled up and down the waterway just yards from the celebrity lesbians lounging by the pool

Tatum appeared to have a bandage on her left knee that was visible when she and Rosie took a dip in the pool

Rosie and Tatum sat close to one another as they dipped their feet into the heated pool in the mansion's backyard

The couple took a moment to watch the active scenery on the Intracoastal Waterway, which backs up into Rosie's property

Rosie and Tatum both underwent surgeries at the beginning of September, so the vacation has been a much-needed source of rest and relaxation

A third friend joined the lovers on Rosie's deck as they enjoyed the beautiful sunshine on Saturday

Rosie and Tatum wore matching hats to shield their faces from the bright sun

It is the second time Rosie and Tatum have been seen out in public since their vacation started. On Thursday they were spotted while on a boat ride together 

A third friend checked out the view of the Intracoastal Waterway as Tatum and Rosie sunbathed in their chairs

More rain is in forecast in West Palm Beach, Florida, so the couple happily sunbathed while they could during their vacation

With 78 per cent humidity in West Palm Beach on Friday, it was the perfect day for Rosie and Tatum to relax by the pool

She said they dated for a couple of months but her friend wanted to get more serious. 'But it was too soon for me,' wrote Tatum.

'Then there was this actress I flirted with for a little bit, but I think she was with somebody else at the time.

'More recently I met this adorable girl through another acquaintance, and she and I were talking, FaceTiming and stuff, but she's a little young for me. I'm not going to date so many 30-year-olds because there's not enough life experience. I'm not just interested in sex, you know. There needs to be a little bit more to the relationship. 

'But it's a whole new world for me,' she added. 'It's exhilarating.'

Tatum said she did not believe she had a 'type' of woman. 'I don't want to be so superficial to say that I'm looking for someone beautiful, but beauty is inside and out, it really is. She could be a brilliant scientist or a gorgeous model. It could be that my brain is attracted to her brain.

'Sometimes I'm attracted to a woman who's tall and skinny because that's what I want to look like.'

She also said she likes women with 'a sense of self, a sense of strength,' and also mentioned good personality and perfume and said 'great style would be a factor.'

Both recovering from minor surgery, Tatum and Rosie are enjoying much-needed R&R at Rosie's new waterfront home in West Palm Beach, Florida. They were together at Rosie's Nyack home in August and dined at Da Silvano restaurant in Manhattan

Rosie's nearly $5 million home is located on the Instracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach and has a private swimming pool and spa. Rosie traded the striped awning for the blue one

Tatum posted on Instagram that she and  her 'wife' are on vacation (left) with a picture of her view. She didn't say where the photo was taken but it was clearly taken from the same spot as a photograph of the property taken when it was for sale. The post has since been taken down

Rosie's new estate is walled and gated. It was built in 1957 but has been updated

Since they have been together, Rosie and Tatum have regularly retweeted each other's Twitter messages and news about themselves. On August 21, Rosie posted a link to Tatum's Harper's Bazaar piece.

And Tatum has retweeted several messages critical of presidential candidate Donald Trump who has attacked Rosie for her looks. Trump's Florida headquarters, Mar-a-Lago lies some four miles south of Rosie's new home across the Intracoastal in Palm Beach.

The two women have more in common than meets the eye. Both come from an Irish background and were largely brought up by their abusive fathers.

Rosie was just 10 when her mom Roseann died of breast cancer, while Tatum's mother, actress Joanna Moore lost custody of her children due to her drug and alcohol abuse when her daughter was six.

'I didn't have a mother figure. I didn't have anyone to nurture me,' she told NBC's Stone Phillips in 2004. Moore died in 1997.

Both had difficult relationships with their dads. Tatum says Ryan O'Neal hit her and emotionally abused her.

He even hit on her at his partner Farrah Fawcett's funeral, not recognizing her as he hadn't seen her for so long, he admits. Tatum no longer speaks to him.

The house is 7,600 square feet and the master suite has a soaking tub, vanities with built-in televisions, a massage room and two walk-in closets 

The house sits on over an acre with about 180 feet of prime waterfront on the Intracoastal Waterway

Rosie O'Donnell looks particularly happy at the opening of the Broadway play Hamilton on August 6 and no wonder - she was with her new girlfriend, Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal

Since they have been together, Rosie, 53, and Tatum, 51, have regularly retweeted messages and news about themselves. On August 21, Rosie posted a link to Tatum's Harper's Bazaar piece in which she talks about being turned on by wome

Rosie has spoken about abuse from her alcoholic father Edward, but publicly forgave him during an appearance on Piers Morgan's CNN show in 2012. 'He had a very tough childhood, an alcoholic, abusive father and never really got the help that I think every person needs when they have lived through that as a child,' she said.

'He had a very tough childhood, an alcoholic, abusive father and never really got the help that I think every person needs when they have lived through that as a child,' she said.

'The worst thing that can happen to anyone is to become what you loathe and he had a lot of problems in his own life, never mind being faced with raising these five small children.'

Edward O'Donnell died on August 23, the day before Rosie's adopted daughter Chelsea — who had gone missing and was later found hiding in the attic of a convicted heroin dealer who said he had met her through the Internet dating service Tinder — announced she was leaving Rosie to go back to her birth mother in Wisconsin.

Rosie has been married twice since she came out as a lesbian in 2002. Her first marriage to Kelli Carpenter fell apart after three years when Carpenter moved out, leaving Rosie with four children — three adopted and one that Kelli had through artificial insemination.

She then married Michelle Rounds in 2012 and they adopted one child. They split in November last year. 

Rosie has been married twice since she came out as a lesbian in 2002. Her first marriage to Kelli Carpenter fell apart after three years. Rosie married Michelle Rounds in 2012 and they split in November last year

O'Neal married tennis star John McEnroe In 1986. The couple, who had three children together, divorced in 1994. Because of O'Neal's serious drug problems McEnroe obtained custody of the children in 1998

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