Denise Van Outen ‘dating property developer’ after being introduced by pop star pal – eight months after split with ex
DENISE van Outen has moved on with a new man after dumping her ex Eddie Boxshall.
Denise, 48, was with commodities trader Eddie Boxshall since 2014 but they split in January when he admitted messaging other women.
The TV star is reportedly is "happy" after starting to see property developer, Jimmy, according to the .
"It's early days but everything is going really well and Denise is happy," a source told the Mail.
The pair have "been on a few dates" after All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis introduced them.
Denise new chance at loves comes as she revealed she never once thought of quitting Celebrity Gogglebox now that she'd moved on from Eddie after he admitted sending 20 sex texts behind her back.
Instead, she simply drafted in a man she knew was loyal — her best mate, singer and actor Duncan James.
He joins Denise on the Channel 4 show which returned recently — after six of the worst months of her life, during which Duncan had been a constant support.
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Denise, 48, said: “The big thing is we trust each other. I trust him and we respect each other as friends.
“For me, it’s those moments when things are not going so well in your life and there’s someone who reaches out to you to make sure you’re OK.
“Dunc’s always the first, he’s got the biggest heart. He’s always the person to reach out and go, ‘Are you all right? Can I do anything to help?’"
But for Duncan, 44, one quarter of boyband Blue since 2001 and more recently a star of C4 soap Hollyoaks, the feeling is mutual.
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He said: “Trust me, there’s not many in this industry who I’ve met, over my 20 years, that I actually really trust or I could pick up the phone to as a real friend."
Denise has been part of the award-winning Gogglebox cast, alongside Eddie, since the celebrity spin-off started in 2019.
The producers certainly did not want to lose Denise, as she had been a firm favourite with viewers throughout its three series. She said: “All the ongoing conversations were that they very much wanted me to still be involved in Gogglebox.
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“But it was about finding the right partnership. I really wanted it to be authentic, and I had said that to them.
“Obviously I’ve known Duncan for years — we go way back to the Nineties — and he’s been over to my house many times. So it just felt natural, really."
