Denise Van Outen and her fiance Eddie Boxshall have split after seven years together.
West End star Denise announced the sad news on her Instagram with a black and white photo of herself walking her dogs on the beach while addressing 'much speculation' about their relationship.
The former The Big Breakfast presenter and city trader Eddie are regularly seen together on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox.
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"Over the past couple of months, there has been much speculation regarding my relationship with Eddie," she wrote.
"It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple. I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship.
"I will always treasure the good times we spent together, and the memories made.
"We ask that you please respect our privacy at this time, especially for our children."
Eddie has taken to Instagram since the announcement to share a cryptic post.
He shared a photo of a mirror with a message scrawled in black marker pen.
"When everything is uncertain, everything that is important becomes clear," read the note.
Eddie captioned the photo 'health and love.'
Denise is mum to daughter Betsy, 11, from her marriage to fellow musical theatre star Lee Mead, while Eddie has two grown-up children from a previous relationship.
Denise, 47, has starred in West End and Broadway musicals including the lead in Chicago.
And she appeared as a judge on the talent contest Any Dream Will Do where she met Lee.
She has been the narrator of The Only Way Is Essex since its launch in 2010 and also starred in reality shows Strictly, Dancing On Ice and The Masked Singer.
The star competed in the 2021 series of Dancing On Ice with professional partner Matt Evers but had to pull out after partially dislocating her shoulder during training.
The previous year she competed in The Masked Singer as a fox.
