15 facts about Denise van Outen
- Denise van Outen was born on May 27, 1974 in Basildon, Essex, England.
- Denise van Outen is an actress and television host.
- Born Denise Kathleen Outen in Basildon, Essex, she is the youngest of Ted and Kathleen Outen's three children and was raised Catholic.
- Denise has a brother Terry and sister Jackie.
- At the age of seven, she began modelling for knitting patterns, and showed an early flair for performing.
- "van" was included by her in the name to sound more interesting.
- Denise van Outen attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
- Denise van Outen became famous as host of "The Big Breakfast" show.
- Her acting career includes appearances in "The Bill", "Love, Honour and Obey" and "The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rockstar".
- In 2003 she was seen in "Tell Me On A Sunday", which is Andrew Lloyd Webber's one-woman show.
- As a teenager she had brief roles on a number of television dramas including Kappatoo, She also sang with Cathy Warwick in "girl group" Those2Girls, by which time she had become Denise Van Outen.
- The romantic relationships Denise had were with actor Nick Moran, Jay Kay from the band Jamiroquai and nightclub boss Richard Traviss.
- Van Outen has retained her distinct looks gracing the covers of popular men's and Women's titles and being voted both Rear of the Year in 1999, and top of a poll to find the most desired "bikini body" in a 2007 poll of readers of Grazia magazine.
- Denise van Outen is involved in charity actions to donate money for breast cancer research.
- Height: 168 cm.
