Denise Van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall finds love with her lookalike – and takes a pop at his former fiance
DENISE Van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall has taken a pop at his former fiance as he revealed he’s found love with her lookalike.
The commodities trader shared a snap of his new girlfriend – a stunning blonde, who’s a personal trainer from Essex.
Ex-Celebrity Googlebox star Eddie – who split from Denise in January 2022 – captioned it: “Bank holiday”, with a love heart and the hashtags: “#shhhthereyougo #idontdohating #thankstothenicepeople #happy”.
When someone commented: “Anyone going to state the obvious?”, Eddie replied: “Yeah, I’m happier than I’ve ever been… Well spotted.”
Denise, 49, was with Eddie since 2014 but they split when she caught him messaging other women.
Eddie admitted swapping up to 20 sex texts behind her back.
He disappeared from the sofa on Celebrity Googlebox, before being replaced by Blue star and Denise’s close friend Duncan James.
She’s since found love with new boyfriend Jimmy, 55, a backing-dancer-turned-property-developer.
But Denise has ruled out bringing Jimmy on Celebrity Googlebox with her.
Despite the heartbreak she went through, Denise said it was worth it to meet her new other half.
She told The Sun: “Obviously those things weren’t nice to go through, but where I’m at now with Jimmy [Barba], who has such a good energy, everything was worth it.
“Honestly, I feel like I’m in a nice, happy, good place. I wouldn’t change anything.
“And there were so many positives that came out of it,” she adds.
“I reconnected with a lot of close friends.
“They reached out to me, which is lovely. You get caught up in life when you’re in a relationship and especially when you’re blending families [Eddie has Jordan, 25, and Leah, 23, from a previous relationship, while Denise has 12-year-old Betsy with ex-husband Lee Mead] and you’ve got the kids to consider. So you don’t always make time for your friends.
“Everything that happened took all my friendships to another level.
“Fearne Cotton was constantly checking in with me. She’s such a good soul. I was a bit like: ‘I’ll deal with it on my own,’ because I don’t want to be a burden, but then it got to a point where I thought: ‘No, actually I do need to be a bit vulnerable.’
“I’ve got myself into therapy, too, which was really good. It’s made me realise I’m very much a people-pleaser. I don’t like confrontation or arguments, but that makes me vulnerable as a person. So now I’m learning to have boundaries.”