Irish Wedding News
27/01/2014
Denise Van Outen has said she is not looking for another partner following her split with husband Lee Mead.
Last year, the couple announced they were to go their separate ways after four years of marriage, but vowed to stay friends for the sake of their daughter, Betsy.
In an interview with You magazine, the actress and television presenter dismissed rumours of potential new partners, saying: "There is absolutely no new romance. No way, it's far too soon. My head is not even in that area. Right now I need to take time for me because anyone who has come out of a long-term relationship needs to find themselves again.
"I have distracted myself with work and obviously I am a busy mum, but I am not really ready for a relationship. It's less than a year since Lee and I split. All I have been doing is just spending downtime with my girlfriends, working, and spending quality time with Betsy.
"I haven't thought about anything more than that."
The 39-year-old added that while the couple have tried to remain friends, she was left hurt when their marriage ended.
She explained: "I get so hurt - I am very sensitive when it comes to affairs of the heart. It is very much all or nothing with me and I don't keep in touch with my exes because normally when things end there are hurt feelings.
"Obviously my situation with Lee is very different - there would never be a cut-off thing with him and it's not only because we have a child together, it's just a very different relationship from any other I have had.
"That's the one thing I am really proud of, that Lee and I have come out of it as really good friends. Lee is brilliant with Betsy, I couldn't ask for anything more. We are totally united when it comes to our daughter. We sit down and talk about how we are going to do things."
She continued: "Lee is brilliant - I can't fault him. I have friends who are separated from their partners and they have all sorts of problems with them not turning up to collect the child when they have said they will and so on. Lee has never let me down like that.
"He does lovely things with Betsy and she adores him. I talk about him all the time to her and always say nice things - I would never bad mouth him in front of her, or anybody."
Van Outen and Mead, 32, first met in 2007 when Mead was a contestant on television talent show, 'Any Dream Will Do'. Van Outen was a judge on the programme. Following a whirlwind romance, the pair married in the Seycelles in 2009, and welcomed their daughter Betsy the following year.
(JP/MH)
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Denise Van Outen On Marriage Split
Denise Van Outen has said she is not looking for another partner following her split with husband Lee Mead.
Last year, the couple announced they were to go their separate ways after four years of marriage, but vowed to stay friends for the sake of their daughter, Betsy.
In an interview with You magazine, the actress and television presenter dismissed rumours of potential new partners, saying: "There is absolutely no new romance. No way, it's far too soon. My head is not even in that area. Right now I need to take time for me because anyone who has come out of a long-term relationship needs to find themselves again.
"I have distracted myself with work and obviously I am a busy mum, but I am not really ready for a relationship. It's less than a year since Lee and I split. All I have been doing is just spending downtime with my girlfriends, working, and spending quality time with Betsy.
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"I haven't thought about anything more than that."
The 39-year-old added that while the couple have tried to remain friends, she was left hurt when their marriage ended.
She explained: "I get so hurt - I am very sensitive when it comes to affairs of the heart. It is very much all or nothing with me and I don't keep in touch with my exes because normally when things end there are hurt feelings.
"Obviously my situation with Lee is very different - there would never be a cut-off thing with him and it's not only because we have a child together, it's just a very different relationship from any other I have had.
"That's the one thing I am really proud of, that Lee and I have come out of it as really good friends. Lee is brilliant with Betsy, I couldn't ask for anything more. We are totally united when it comes to our daughter. We sit down and talk about how we are going to do things."
She continued: "Lee is brilliant - I can't fault him. I have friends who are separated from their partners and they have all sorts of problems with them not turning up to collect the child when they have said they will and so on. Lee has never let me down like that.
"He does lovely things with Betsy and she adores him. I talk about him all the time to her and always say nice things - I would never bad mouth him in front of her, or anybody."
Van Outen and Mead, 32, first met in 2007 when Mead was a contestant on television talent show, 'Any Dream Will Do'. Van Outen was a judge on the programme. Following a whirlwind romance, the pair married in the Seycelles in 2009, and welcomed their daughter Betsy the following year.
(JP/MH)
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