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Denise van Outen reveals excitement as she replaces love rat fiance Eddie Boxshall on Celebrity Gogglebox
DENISE van Outen has revealed her excitement after her Celebrity Gogglebox co-star was officially announced.
The star's love rat ex Eddie Boxshall has been axed by show bosses after their split.
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We revealed Denise's long-term pal Blue singer Duncan James will fill the gap on the sofa when Celebrity Gogglebox returns this Friday.
Denise said: "So excited for this! @c4gogglebox with my mate @mrduncanjames this coming Friday 9pm @channel4."
Hunky gay singer Duncan will replace Eddie on the new series of the Channel 4 favourite after decades of friendship.
Denise split from Eddie in January after seven years together, claiming she had caught him having phone sex with another woman.
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That left Gogglebox bosses looking to replace him, and rumours spread that Girls Aloud's Kimberly Walsh, who has been Denise’s pal for years, was a contender.
But producers like the male and female dynamic in their pairings, so Duncan was the perfect solution.
A TV insider previously told us: “Denise and Duncan have been pals since they both shot to fame in the late Nineties and he has been helping her through her painful break-up this year.
“As bezzies who share a similarly outrageous sense of humour, they have the perfect chemistry to deliver some laughs as they survey TV shows.
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“Just a few months ago they were performing together at [London night spot] Proud Cabaret.
"She was wearing a mini dress while he donned a leather corset and fishnet stockings, though they’ll probably be wearing something a little more comfortable when they share the Gogglebox sofa.”
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