Denise Van Outen’s former partner Eddie Boxshall appears to have made a subtle dig at his ex, having now found love with a new relationship.
Van Outen, 49, announced her split from Boxshall in January last year after seven years together, saying in a statement: "Over the past couple of months, there has been much speculation regarding my relationship with Eddie.
"It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple. I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship. I will always treasure the good times we spent together, and the memories made.
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“We ask that you please respect our privacy at this time, especially for our children."
Boxshall later admitted he had been messaging a number of other women, telling The Sun he ‘deeply’ regretted what he did.
Explaining how he had exchanged ‘colourful’ texts with one woman called Tracy, he said: “She told me she liked me, and I replied that I liked her too.
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“And I engaged in the conversation. It was innuendos, then they got stronger as the night went on. I wasn’t blind drunk — I knew what I was doing, and I knew it was wrong, but I went with it.”
Boxshall is now in a relationship with a new woman, having posted a photo of the two together on Instagram to mark the bank holiday weekend.
"Bank holiday", he wrote, adding a white love heart emoji and the hashtags #shhhthereyougo #idontdohating #thankstothenicepeople #happy.
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One person commented: “Are you having a pop at Denise there, that's low considering you were going behind her back.”
While someone else wrote: "Anyone going to state the obvious?" to which Boxshall replied: "Yeah, I'm happier than I've ever been... Well spotted."
Van Outen, who has also since found love with new partner Jimmy Barba, 55, who she said is ‘such a good energy’.
Speaking to The Sun, she gushed: "Honestly, I feel like I’m in a nice, happy, good place. I wouldn’t change anything.
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“And there were so many positives that came out of it.
“I reconnected with a lot of close friends. They reached out to me, which is lovely.
"You get caught up in life when you’re in a relationship and especially when you’re blending families [Eddie has Jordan, 25, and Leah, 23, from a previous relationship, while Denise has 12-year-old Betsy with ex-husband Lee Mead] and you’ve got the kids to consider. So you don’t always make time for your friends.”
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She added: “Everything that happened took all my friendships to another level.
"Fearne Cotton was constantly checking in with me. She’s such a good soul. I was a bit like: ‘I’ll deal with it on my own,’ because I don’t want to be a burden, but then it got to a point where I thought: ‘No, actually I do need to be a bit vulnerable.’
“I’ve got myself into therapy, too, which was really good. It’s made me realise I’m very much a people-pleaser. I don’t like confrontation or arguments, but that makes me vulnerable as a person. So now I’m learning to have boundaries.”
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Jess Hardiman