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Katie Fitzpatrick

Denise Van Outen looks gorgeous as she posts defiant message after announcing sad split from partner

Denise Van Outen has shared a defiant message after splitting from her fiance.

The Celebrity Gogglebox star looked gorgeous as she made her first TV appearance since announcing she had called off her engagement to Eddie Boxshall.

The compliments came flooding in as she appeared on the Channel Four show Steph's Packed Lunch.

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Denise, 47, shared photos of herself behind the scenes on the show on Instragram, and she wowed in a white jumper with black bow detail and a cute tartan skirt.

She added bright red lipstick to her smile as she beamed for the camera.

Actress Alice Evans, who last year announced her split from husband Ioan Gruffudd, cheered her on: "Go girl. You are awesome."

And Denise repled with a blowing kiss emoji and a love heart: "Be a Phoenix."

Lindseyharr1son said: "Gorgeous."

ickle_sue told her: "You go girl! Chin up!"

And mairplymouth said: "Keep smiling beautiful lady."

West End star Denise announced the sad news on her Instagram on Saturday 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 were regularly seen together on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox.

"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 took to Instagram after 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.

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