Tv star Denise Van Outen has remained a preferred public determine since changing into a family identify, whether or not that be because of her profession or eventful love life.
The previous Huge Breakfast host, who’s making an look on tonight’s (April 6) episode of Blankety Blank, is not any stranger to a high-profile relationship, a lot of which have been well-documented.
Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay and Denise had been engaged (Credit score: Splashnews.com)
Denise Van Outen was engaged to Jay Kay from Jamiroquai
From 1998 till 2001, Denise was in a relationship with Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay. In 1999, the pair acquired engaged. On the time, Jay mentioned (by way of BBC)” “Nobody else is like her in any respect. She’s bonkers and makes me chortle, I wouldn’t need anybody else.”
Nonetheless, Denise and Jay Kay by no means tied the knot as they known as their entire romance off in 2001.
We hardly get to see one another.
He beforehand defined: “If Denise and I get to spend 5 days collectively it’s a bonus. We hardly get to see one another due to our schedules.” He added: “We could exit every so often and after we will we at all times get recognised. Some folks discover Denise and haven’t acquired a clue who I’m.”
Jamiroquai’s 2001 hit single Little L is claimed to be about his relationship with the Essex-born presenter.
“Jay and I are nonetheless actually good mates and persons are speculating a lot about why we broke up,” Denise defined following their engagement.
“The rationale was work-related however we’re nonetheless each pleased and nonetheless talking to one another.”
Lee and Denise share a daughter, Betsy (Credit score: Splashnews.com)
Denise began a household with ex-husband Lee Mead
In 2009, Denise married actor Lee Mead, who she divorced in 2015 however had already break up from in 2013. A 12 months after they walked down the aisle, they welcomed their daughter, Betsy.
In an open letter for The Sun in 2023, Denise acknowledged that she was “adamant” that she didn’t need her break up from Lee to impression Betsy.
“You had been simply three and we each had an obligation of care to make the whole lot the very best it presumably could possibly be,” she mentioned.
“To be trustworthy, it was by no means too tough — me and your dad have at all times had quite a lot of respect for one another and co-parenting got here naturally.”
“Even now when he drops you off after you’ve stayed at his, he’ll often are available in for a cuppa, so you possibly can see that our relationship is real,” Denise continued.
Eddie and Denise’s break up was messy (Credit score: Splashnews.com)
Her relationship with Eddie Boxshall ended badly
Denise and commodities dealer Eddie Boxshall hit issues off in 2014. Throughout their relationship, they lived collectively in Chelmsford. Nonetheless, issues turned ugly once they break up in 2022.
On the time, Eddie admitted to sending as much as 20 intercourse texts to different girls behind Denise’s again.
“I broke her belief. I’m deeply sorry,” Eddie advised The Solar after getting caught.
The Superstar Gogglebox star revealed that Denise discovered after discovering the content material on his iPad.
“She was in a rage, screaming obscenities at me, that she didn’t need me in her life any extra, and my life was going to be ruined with out her,” he mentioned.
“Then she bodily helped me out of the home.”
Jimmy and Denise’s relationship was short-lived (Credit score: Splashnews.com)
Denise moved on with Jimmy Barba
Quickly after Denise’s messy break up from Eddie, she moved on with property developer Jimmy Barba.
Nonetheless, by November 2023, she introduced that they’d break up.
“We now have determined to half methods however we stay nice mates and our households and youngsters are nonetheless in contact,” she advised The Solar.
“It was a very robust determination to make however Denise knew it was finest to finish issues with Jimmy because the romance ran its course,” an inside supply revealed.
“She’s had a tough few weeks and has thrown herself into work to recover from it. Everybody liked and knew him, which made the choice even tougher. She appears like she is again to sq. one now, however she needed to comply with her intestine,” they continued.