Denise van Outen

Denise van Outen (born 27 May 1974, Basildon, Essex) is an English actress and television presenter. Her most notable roles to date are as a presenter on The Big Breakfast, and as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago on both the West End and on Broadway. Born as Denise Kathleen Outen in Basildon, Essex, Denise is the youngest of three siblings. Her sister is a mother and housewife and her brother is a suit tailor. At the age of seven, she began mode... more

Denise van Outen (born 27 May 1974, Basildon, Essex) is an English actress and television presenter. Her most notable roles to date are as a presenter on The Big Breakfast, and as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago on both the West End and on Broadway. Born as Denise Kathleen Outen in Basildon, Essex, Denise is the youngest of three siblings. Her sister is a mother and housewife and her brother is a suit tailor. At the age of seven, she began modelling for knitting patterns, and showed an early flair for performing. This resulted in her attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. As a student, she played Eponine in Les Misérables alongside fellow Sylvia Young student Melanie Blatt, - the role paid her school fees; the Anthony Newley directed production of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company. As a teenager she had brief roles on a number of television dramas including Kappatoo, She also sang in "girl group", by which time... less