Denise Van Outen Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Husband, Career, and Net Worth

Denise van Outen is a British actress, singer, dancer, and television presenter. She is well-known as the host of “The Big Breakfast.”

Wiki, Bio, Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Denise Kathleen Outen, better known as Denise van Outen, was born in Basildon, Essex, England as Denise Kathleen Outen. She was born on May 27, 1974, and is now 49 years old. Her zodiac sign is Gemini, and she practices Christianity. She is a British national with a mixed ethnic heritage.

Denise Van Outen was also born to her father Ted and mother Kathleen Outen. She is the youngest of two siblings, Terry and Jackie. She has an interest in modeling since she was a child.

Meanwhile, when she was 12 years old, she enrolled in Sylvia Young Theater School. As a result, she was cast in a major drama. Her educational background is presently unavailable. She is, nonetheless, an intelligent individual who may have completed her degree from a nearby institution.

Denise Van Outen’s Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions

This actress is 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and weighs approximately 57 kg (126 lbs). In the meanwhile, she has green eyes and blonde hair. Her physical measurements are 33-24-32 inches, and she wears 8.5 US shoe size and 4 US dress size.

Denise Van Outen’s Profession & Career

Outen made her West End debut as Eponine in the Palace Theatre version of Les Misérables in 1986. She also played Mustardseed in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1987 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Barbican Theatre. She also starred at London’s Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in Anthony Newley’s 1989 musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off.

In her teens, she began her television career, participating in plays such as “Kappatoo.” Meanwhile, she sang in the bands Those2Girls with Cathy Warwick and Dreadzone with Melanie Blatt. In 1992, she portrayed a vehicle accident victim in a government ad against drunk driving. From 1995 to 1996, she hosted the short-lived morning youth program “Massive!”

In 1996, she made her Channel 4 debut on the light entertainment morning show “The Big Breakfast” as a weather and travel reporter. She quit the show in 1998. She also appeared on a number of other TV series in addition to anchoring “The Big Breakfast.”

Denise Van Outen portrayed Jill in the ITV1 production of the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. She also appeared in the ITV sitcom “Babes in the Wood” as Leigh Jackson. She later hosted The Record of the Year (1998-2000) and “Something for the Weekend” (1999-2000) on Channel 4.

Premiere film and other works

Meanwhile, she made her film debut as Alex in “Horny,” a short film from the collection Tube Tales released in 1999. She has also appeared in ITV’s “The Bill” and Channel 4’s “The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.” She also returned to “The Big Breakfast” after Liza Tarbuck quit in 2000. While she was on the show, the ratings were really high.

However, the show’s ratings plunged once she left in 2001. In 2002, she returned to the stage in New York City as Roxie Hart in the musical “Chicago,” first at the Adelphi Theatre and subsequently at the Shubert Theatre.

She starred as Maureen in the gangster satire “Love, Honour, and Obey” (2000) and as Debra Squires in the BBC One anthology “Murder in Mind” (2001). Among the shows she hosted were “Prickly Heat, The 100 Greatest Musicals” (2003), “Passport to Paradise” (2004), “The National Lottery: Christmas Special” (2006), “Backstage at the Brits” (2008), “Who Dares, Sings!” (co-presented), and “Hairspray: The School Musical” (2008).

She starred in the ITV drama “Where the Heart Is” for two seasons as single mother Kim Blakeney. In 2005, Outen co-hosted “This Morning with Richard Bacon” on ITV. The next year, she was contacted to judge a BBC reality show aiming at casting a little girl as Maria in “The Sound of Music.”

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She had to turn down the invitation because she was in the US at the time, hosting the NBC show “Grease: You’re the One That I Want!” She also returned to London and began relaunching her television career. She hosted “The Friday Night Project” the next year, judged the Miss World contest in Warsaw (Poland), and appeared on “The Charlotte Church Show.”

Outen participated on the panel of the BBC talent show “Any Dream Will Do!” as well as the BBC One offshoot “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria” in 2007. In the romantic comedy “Are You Ready for Love?” she made a cameo appearance.

In October, she played Maureen in the London revival of “Rent Remixed” directed by William Baker. She also won first place in a reader survey sponsored by Grazia magazine.

On January 10, 2008, it was announced that she would co-host the Capital Radio breakfast program with her former “The Big Breakfast” colleague Johnny Vaughan. She departed the show in July due to her tight schedule.

Later in Life

She debuted as Mary in the BBC One drama “Hotel Babylon,” had her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Blondes, and presented “The 5 O’Clock” Show for a week in 2009. In 2010, she began narrating the ITVBe reality show “The Only Way Is Essex” and played Paulette Bonafonte in the West End version of Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre.

In March 2010, Outen debuted a maternity wear collection on the Shop Direct Group’s website Very. Her second internet collection featured a line of fall/winter clothes. In 2012, she competed on the tenth season of “Strictly Come Dancing” with her dance partner James Jordan. The duo finished second.

Outen made her ITV debut as a panelist on Loose Women after debuting as a guest presenter on Channel 4’s live broadcast show “Sunday Brunch” in 2013. She joined the show as a regular in 2017 and stayed for a year.

In the BBC soap series “EastEnders,” she played Karin Smart. She served as the host of “Ireland’s Got Talent” from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, Outen starred in 19 episodes of the Australian serial opera Neighbours. She had an appearance in the reality show “The Masked Singer” in 2020. Since 2016, Outen has been the host of “Matalan Presents: The Show.” Outen contributes the entertainment gossip piece Denise the Menace to The Sun’s monthly supplement The Source.

Awards

Despite the fact that she has not gotten any prizes for her efforts, she is one of the few persons whose names have been placed into the Guinness World Records. She holds the world record for eating 250 g of jelly in 60 seconds while blindfolded.

Denise Van Outen’s Salary and Net Worth

This multi-talented actress’s net worth is believed to be around $5 million as of 2023. While she gets $400 thousand dollars per year from her salary, bonuses, and movie fees.

Denise Van Outen’s Husband, Marriage & Relationship

Denise Van Outen is currently unattached. She was previously married and dated various men. In 1991, she was dating controversial music star Gary Glitter. She also dated guitarist Andy Miller in 1996. From 1998 to 2001, she was in a relationship with Jay Kay, the main singer of Jamiroquai. They also tied the knot. They did, however, divorce before their wedding date.

Outen was in a live-in relationship with nightclub owner Richard Traviss from 2003 to May 2005. They briefly reconciled in 2007. In April 2009, she married Lee Mead in the Seychelles. Lee Mead is well-known for winning Any Dream Will Do. Betsy, their daughter, was born on May 1, 2010. The two divorced in 2013 due to their hectic work lifestyles. In July 2014, she began dating commodities trader Eddie Boxshall. Their relationship, however, ended in January 2022.

Outen has donated his time to charity. She is a strong advocate for Breast Cancer Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital. In addition, in 2009, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief, and in 2013, she participated in a journey over the Great Wall of China for the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Denise Van Outen’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Her Instagram account ‘@vanouten_denise’ has almost 706k followers. Similarly, her Twitter page ‘@denise_vanouten’ has over 669.4k followers, although she is not on Facebook.

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