With her husband looking after little Honor, Jessica Alba seized the opportunity for some poolside rest and relaxation over Memorial Day weekend.

The actress was spotted soaking up the sun in a string bikini at a luxury resort in Newport Beach, California, on Sunday.

She was spending the day with her mother while Cash Warren took care of their daughter, who will celebrate her second birthday on June 7.

Sun lover: Jessica Alba enjoyed some rest and relaxation at a luxury resort in Newport Beach, California, on Sunday

Jessica is gearing up to promote her next film, The Killer Inside Me.

She plays prostitute Joyce Lakeland in Michael Winterbottom's new adaptation.

She relished playing an independent woman in an age when she feels women didn't have many choices.

Jessica said: 'People can say what they want about sexuality and what's right and what's wrong but there are a lot of women, still to this day, who use their sexuality in so many ways to be taken care of by a man and I kind of admire the way that she didn't choose that route.'

Off duty: Jessica enjoyed some time to herself while husband Cash Warren looked after their daughter Honor

She added: 'I think in the Fifties women didn't have a whole lot... there weren't a lot of choices for women, independent, strong women.

'And I think their options were, you get married and you live happily ever after and you're taken care of by a man or you don't and you're a shrew.

'I think she is just a very progressive woman and this was kind of her only way to get out. She loves a sense of adventure, she likes not having to answer to anyone.

'You know, there's such a freedom when you can pop from one town to the next and pretty much write your own ticket.'

The Killer Inside Me is released on June 4.

Sweet reunion: Jessica was back in mother mode today