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Denise Van Outen Reveals She Gets Fewer TV Presenting Offers Now She's In Her Forties

Denise Van Outen Talks TV Presenting After 40
Daniel Welsh
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Denise Van Outen has claimed that she’s found herself with fewer and fewer offers for TV presenting jobs as she gets older.

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The West End actress became a household name in the 1990s thanks to her presenting gigs on shows like ‘The Big Breakfast’ and the, admittedly, slightly less well-received ‘Something For The Weekend’.

However, while she did recently join the cast of ‘EastEnders’ for a brief role in the soap, Denise has revealed that presenting offers have all but dried up now she’s in her 40s.

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Speaking to The Sun, she explains: “As you get older there are fewer opportunities. I was very much the face of the nineties.”

One presenting job Denise was offered, though, was on the ‘Loose Women’ panel, though she says she felt uncomfortable accepting it because she would have to talk about her personal life.

She adds: “I love the show, but for me it just doesn’t work because I’ve worked so hard to make my situation with [ex-husband, Lee Mead] work.

“It wouldn’t feel respectful to talk about him and our daughter on national TV.”

Luckily it doesn’t sound like Denise, who was also a runner-up on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, particularly misses fronting TV shows, insisting: “I’d rather be acting now. My roots are East End. I’ve always said I’d one day do it.”

Denise has previously spoken about how much she’s enjoying her time on ‘EastEnders’, saying of her soap character: “She is really fun and she is a bit naughty - surprise surprise.”

Her character, Karin Smart, has already shaken things up in Albert Square, and it didn’t take long before she was getting up close and personal with Max Branning...

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 11: Denise Van Outen attends the press night for 'Burn The Floor' at Shaftesbury Theatre on March 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Burn The Floor - Press Night - Arrivals(02 of12)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 11: Denise Van Outen attends the press night for 'Burn The Floor' at Shaftesbury Theatre on March 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Tesco Mum Of The Year Awards - Arrivals(03 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Denise Van Outen attends the Tesco Mum of the Year awards at The Savoy Hotel on March 3, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Brit Awards 2013 - Red Carpet Arrivals(04 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Denise Van Outen attends the Brit Awards 2013 at the 02 Arena on February 20, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Run For Your Wife - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals(05 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Denise van Outen attends the UK Premiere of 'Run For Your Wife' at Odeon Leicester Square on February 5, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Denise Van Outen Promotes Freeview+ Live Pausing And Rewinding(06 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Denise Van Outen attends a photocall to promote Freeview+ live pausing and rewinding service at Leadenhall Market on November 26, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Strictly Come Dancing - Red Carpet Launch(07 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Denise Van Outen attends the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2012 at BBC Television Centre on September 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 05: Denise Van Outen launches the search for Tesco Mum Of The Year at The Savoy Hotel on September 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Denise Van Outen arrives at the Children's Champions 2010 Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on March 3, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
British Soap Awards 2012 - Red Carpet Arrivals(10 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Denise Van Outen attends The 2012 British Soap Awards at ITV Studios on April 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Athlete Sarah Thomas, Denise van Outen and athlete Chirs Tomlinson attend a party to celebrate Cadbury Dairy Milk's Keep Singing Keep Team GB Pumped campaign, part of its London 2012 Olympic Games sponsorshop at Haymarket Hotel on October 26, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images for Cadbury's Dairy Milk) (credit:Getty Images)
British Soap Awards 2012 - Red Carpet Arrivals(12 of12)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Denise Van Outen attends The 2012 British Soap Awards at ITV Studios on April 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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