Denise Van Outen says she was a victim of revenge porn at 15 after her ex secretly filmed her

Movie star Denise Van Outen reveals she was a victim of revenge porn at 15 when her ex-boyfriend filmed her without her knowledge during sex

Denise Van Outen has shared her horror as she revealed she was a victim of revenge porn at the age of 15.

The phone lover, 47, said she was filmed by an elderly man without her knowledge while they were having sex.

Denise makes a devastating claim in her new book, and bravely decided to share the traumatic ordeal – which took place in the late 1980s – after witnessing a similar incident involving two stars. reality TV star.

She spoke of the man in question – whom she referred to as ‘Mike’ in the book, although that was not his real name – who was questioned by police who discovered he had recorded dozens of girls.

The case went to court, but he was not jailed.

The judge warned ‘Mike’ he would be sent to jail if any content appeared.

In her autobiography A Bit Of Me, Denise wrote: “Revenge porn is talked about a lot these days, but it was not a popular term back then.

“In retrospect, Mike can be manipulative – even ruthless.”

She added: “And in the end Mike was the guy I lost my virginity to.”

Speaking of the tape that came out years later, Denise added: “At the time, I felt shock and pain.

“Mike did the math. He waited for me to make it big so he could sell his dirty tapes.”

She went on to tell The Sun: “For example, I was never ready before – but now I’m talking about a situation when I was 15 years old when a guy older than me actually lost his virginity on camera. We had sex without my knowledge.

“He was older than me, and that was traumatic afterwards. He knew my age, and he had put a cunning video camera in his bedroom without my knowledge.”

“I realize it’s more common than ever and it has to change,” she concluded.

“I am the mother of a 12-year-old girl and I hope that talking about my own experiences, both good and bad, will highlight issues and set a good example for her.”

Denise says the ordeal has been a major trauma in her life since then.

She added: “I’m trying to be reflective, but mostly I want my daughter to look at my life and see me as a good role model. I want her to see me as strong and understand how important it is to me. prioritizing self-worth.”