With her 50th birthday approaching, Denise Van Outen is loving being single and is getting ready to celebrate with friends and family, a source tells new
Isobel Pankhurst
It seems that Denise Van Outen is loving the single life after having more than her fair share of heartbreak in recent years.
Last November, the actress, singer and presenter, who turns 50 later this month, announced she’d split from her most recent boyfriend, Jimmy Barba, after a year and a half of dating.
Following the split, it was reported Denise had been “struggling to trust again” after her previous boyfriend, Eddie Boxshall, was unfaithful. And since then, Denise’s friends are said to have encouraged her to remain single for a while, as she’s gone through two break-ups in less than two years.
Well, it seems Denise has opted to take her friends’ advice, and a source has told new that she’s happily single and truly enjoying life as she prepares to celebrate her birthday on 27 May.
“Denise is really busy at the moment – living her best life and enjoying work,” the source claimed. “Also, every relationship she has – with family and friends – is healthy and happy. She’s in a great place and she’s got her big birthday coming up and loads of reasons to celebrate.”
When she first revealed her romance with Jimmy, just months after her painful split from ex-fiancé Eddie, Denise was said to be “smitten” with the property developer. But the couple eventually called time on their love story.
Our source claimed Denise would sometimes question why people were with her, but now she’s quite happy not to have any of these worries weighing her down and is simply enjoying life.
“She’s had relationships where she’s felt she had to look over her shoulder all the time, but that’s not the case now. She’s also wondered if people were with her for the wrong reasons, but she hasn’t that worry at the moment – she’s in a great place.”
While Denise and Jimmy have remained friends, the same can’t be said for her and Eddie. In January 2022, Denise reportedly discovered X-rated text messages to other women on Eddie’s phone, prompting her to end their relationship, saying she had “too much self-respect” to stay with someone unfaithful.
More recently, Eddie has been sharing snaps on Instagram of himself with a blonde woman who some might say looks rather like Denise. But it’s not something that’s likely to bother the st
