Denise Van Outen recalls confronting a woman about having phone sex with her ex-fiancé Eddie

The TV legend reached out to a woman via social media when she became suspicious of then-fiancé Eddie Boxshall’s behavior. She discovered that a woman she’d never interacted with before had been blocked from her Instagram account – and one conversation led to all sorts of discoveries.

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Denise van Outen jokes about sex life with Eddie Boxshall on Celebrity Gogglebox in 2021

Denise Van Outen has recalled the moment she found out ex-fiancé Eddie Boxhall was having an online affair behind her back – and how she confronted the other woman.

The 47-year-old TV icon shocked fans earlier this year when she confirmed her seven-year romance with 46-year-old Eddie was over.

Fans were further shocked when details emerged suggesting Eddie was unfaithful in his relationship with Denise, as it was claimed he enjoyed online sex sessions with other women.

Fans applauded Denise as she threw the love scammer out of her home and severed all ties with him – and now she’s giving more insight into the romance breakdown in her new autobiography.

The Sun on Sunday has shared bits of the new bombshell book called A Bit Of Me: From Basildon To Broadway and Back and is available now.

Excerpts shared by the publication this weekend reveal the moment Denise was heartbroken to piece together scams when she transformed into an amateur detective to uncover his lies.

Denise writes that she got the tip that Eddie might have been having sex online when she noticed a comment on Instagram.

After doing some research, she spotted an Instagram user whose account had been banned by Denises – despite the fact that the Celebrity Gogglebox star had never interacted with the woman before.

The TV star then unblocked the woman’s account and sent her a message to ask her if she knew Eddie – with the woman retiring that she was surprised Denise had suddenly unblocked her.

She then concluded that Eddie may have accessed her phone to block the other woman on Denise’s own account so she could not message her.

She wrote: “Her name was Tracy and she had apparently been on FaceTime and texting with Eddie for a long time – often from our house and sometimes from my apartment in Hampstead, which she seemed to believe was his.

“They had never met in person, but she said the conversations turned sexual pretty quickly. Some of the things I found on the phone seemed to support this.

“However, up until then, she was mad at Eddie for apparently spooking her. ‘I hope You’.”

Denise then goes on to admit that she was shocked that the other woman thought she had done nothing wrong and was “hurt” that the other woman had been in an online relationship with Eddie “for a long period of time”.

She also shared details of how she discovered deleted photos of another woman’s breasts on Eddie’s iPad, which she took as the “biggest red flag of all” that he wasn’t being honest.

Denise was previously married to singer and actor Lee Mead, 40, – they bonded in 2009, separated in 2013 and finalized their divorce in 2015.

The couple have an 11-year-old daughter named Betsy.

Denise was previously engaged to Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay, 52 – with the Virtual Insanity singer popping the question after he started dating in 1998, but they split in 2001 before the wedding even took place.

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