Denise Van Outen

Biography: A British bombshell who made her name as a lively presenter on the popular morning series The Big Breakfast, Van Outen also wowed her countrymen with her sexy turn as Roxie the merry murderess in the West End production of Chicago, a part she reprised on Broadway in 2002. While she tackled a handful of small-screen parts, Van Outen was most successful just being herself, which led to numerous hosting gigs. Even when she wasn't working, she stayed in the public eye via the tabloids, which enjoyed shining a spotlight on her active love life and rambunctious antics. (Her exes include nightclub boss Richard Traviss and Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay). In 2007, Van Outen exported her risqué persona to the U.S. as the cohost of the Broadway reality competition Grease: You're the One That I Want. After that stint ended, she served as a judge on the BBC talent shows I'd Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do. A romance followed with Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, who became her husband.A British bombshell who made her name as a lively presenter on the popular morning series The Big Breakfast, Van Outen also wowed her countrymen with her sexy turn as Roxie the merry murderess in the West End production of Chicago, a part she reprised on Broadway in 2002. While she tackled a handful of small-screen parts, Van Outen was most successful just being herself, which led to numerous hosting gigs. Even when she wasn't working, she stayed in the public eye via the tabloids, which enjoyed shining a spotlight on her active love life and rambunctious antics. (Her exes include nightclub boss Richard Traviss and Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay). In 2007, Van Outen exported her risqué persona to the U.S. as the cohost of the Broadway reality competition Grease: You're the One That I Want. After that stint ended, she served as a judge on the BBC talent shows I'd Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do. A romance followed with Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, who became her husband. More TV hosting and presenting gigs came to her on talent and variety shows, and she also flexed her acting chops in made-for-TV movies and British dramas like Where the Heart Is and Hotel Babylon. In 2010, she gave birth to a daughter, Betsy, and the experience inspired her to design a line of maternity clothes. As her domestic life settled, she returned to the stage, accepting a role in London's West End production of Legally Blonde: The Musical.… Expand