Denise Van Outen shows off her incredible bikini body

Denise Van Outen recently quit her breakfast show job to improve her quality of life - and as she relaxed in the sun today it certainly seemed to be working.

The presenter looked at least a decade younger than her 34 years as she showed off her flawless figure in a baby blue bikini on a yacht in Majorca.

She has swapped the early mornings of the Capital FM show for relaxed afternoons sipping glasses of chilled rosé wine and sunbathing.
Ahoy there! Denise Van Outen shows off her incredible bikini body onboard a yacht in Majorca yesterday

Action girl Denise showed she's more than just a pretty face, taking the helm of a motorised dingy as she and a friend headed out to the boat.

Then after a quick dip to cool off in the sea, she took a call on her mobile phone.

Perhaps it was her boyfriend Lee Mead, who at 27 is eight years younger than Denise.

He was unable to join Denise because of his work commitments in the West End.

Mead is currently starring in Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.


What a beauty: She swapped the early morning starts for afternoons in the sun

Denise has said that she left her job at Capital FM in order to spend more time with the Any Dream Will Do winner, whom she met when she was a judge on the show.

‘I left because I was getting stressed. I wasn't sleeping properly and it was affecting my personal life,' she said in an exclusive interview with the Mail.

‘My relationship with Lee wasn't under strain, but it wasn't being allowed to grow. We'd courted and we wanted to move on. But you can't do that if you've never got time to see each other.

Shall we have a glass of wine? Denise cooled down with a dip in the sea

Denise was reunited with her former Big Breakfast host Johnny Vaughan in February in a bid to boost the 42-year-old's flagging ratings.

But their on-screen chemistry did not translate to the airwaves and failed to win new listeners at Capital.

Model Lisa Snowdon is now to replace her.

Catching the rays: Denise soaked up the late summer sun

Denise recently revealed why having a relationship with a man aged in his twenties was right for her.

She said: 'Personally... a man in his twenties works for me.

'In my experience, single men in their mid to late thirties tend to be single for a reason. The good ones get snapped up.'

Before she started dating Mead last November, Denise was engaged to Jamiroquai frontman Jason Kay until 2001 and also dated Andy Miller, guitarist with Nineties indie band Dodgy

What a rosé pair: The friends shared a bottle of wine onboard

Action girl: Denise took charge of the dingy as her friend relaxed

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Denise Van Outen gets dirty for new campaign

Denise Van Outen is stripping down and getting dirty for a new promotional campaign.

The I'd Do Anything judge, who appears to have taken her show's title on as a personal mantra, posed in a bath full of mud in a new photo shoot for Daz Liquitabs.
Mud wrestling: Denise Van Outen has stripped of for a new campaign for Daz Liquitabs

An the new face of the label, the blonde, who turns 34 later this month, has also decided to come clean on a rather embarrassing secret.

Denise, who now dates Joseph star Lee Mead, has confessed to having a crush on 76-year-old crooner and Countdown Des O'Connor.

Asked to reveal her hidden dirt, Van Outen said: "I had a massive crush on Des O'Connor."
Hidden dirt: Denise has also come clean on her secret crush, revealing she once fancied Des O'Connor

"He was my television idol, and the sole reason that I decided to become a TV presenter!"

Denise has also admitted she's a bit of a gossip who loves to trade secrets with her close pals.

She said: "I read all the newspaper scandals but I'd rather chat to my friends about our own lives. Sharing secrets with them is never boring!"

Still, she's not alone – a survey by the brand found that more than 80 per cent of women said they dish the dirt about their friends, colleagues or favourite celebrities every day, with 78 per cent agreeing that they have bonded with their friends over shared secrets.
Gossip girl: Denise has also admitted she loves spilling on other people's secrets

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Sexy Denise sizzles in black leather, fishnets - and thigh high boots

Stunning Denise Van Outen looked sexier than ever as she stripped off to a black leather jacket, fishnets - and thigh high boots.

The 33-year-old blonde set pulses racing as she cavorted across the stage in the skimpy costume to promote her latest part in hit show Rent.

Sizzling: Denise strips off for her latest role

And though the former Big Breakfast presenter is no stranger to raunchy roles, her latest part, the sultry Maureen, looks set to be steamier than ever.

Denise's risque outfits won't be the only thing sending temperatures soaring when the show opens at the Duke Of York Theatre, in London, next week.

Sultry: She strikes a pose

"There's a bit of girl on girl action going on," she revealed.

"I've got my girlfriend in the show and, in one scene, I'm a bit of a tart when I then kiss another girl.

"In the space of three minutes I kiss two girls. It's a bit of a challenge for me because I like boys.

Costume; Denise combines leather jacket and fishnets with thigh high boots

"But then, I have my eye on one of the cast who looks like a young David Beckham!"

Denise has already had a West End hit after winning critical acclaim as Roxie Hart in Chicago.

Laid back: Denise will take on the role of Maureen

Rent first appeared on the West End stage in 1998 and is loosely based on Puccini's La Boheme.

The latest version is designed to win a younger generation of fans and features a paired down score and more minamlist stage design.

Denise's skimpy outfits should come as no surprise.

The show's director is William Baker, better known as Kylie's stylist.

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A happy return for Denise Van Curvy

It is certainly a more forgiving pose and a more flattering choice of bikini. And a smile always helps to lift the appearance.

But Denise Van Outen's fabulous new beach body must also be a credit to sheer hard work.

A perfect ten: Denise Van Outen in the Malibu surf

Last May, the 33-year-old was pictured slumping over with tummy rolls, an oddly-tied swimsuit and her face hidden under a cap and glasses.

But earlier this week, she strode happily along the sands of Malibu with not a love-handle in sight.

The Basildon-born actress, who first shot to fame presenting Channel 4's Big Breakfast, showed off a toned and healthy size-ten frame.

While seemingly lighter than last year, she is far curvier than the size zero she slimmed down to when she first arrived in Los Angeles.

And that, according to Miss Van Outen, is just fine. 'I used to be a size zero but I looked awful,' she has said in the past. 'Being a normal size is fine.'

Wobbly start: Slumping by the pool in California last year

Denise Van Outen in April this year

The public seems to agree, as she recently topped a poll of 1,000 Grazia readers for the best bikini body, beating super-skinny actresses such as Keira Knightley and Mischa Barton.

Although content with her current trim shape, the star says she will consider cosmetic surgery once time - and hopeful motherhood - begins to take its toll on her body.

She told Red magazine recently: "I'm actually really lucky because I've got a bust and I've never felt the need to have a boob job before.

"But if I have children and they start to sag then yes, I will most probably have something done."

"The thought of having massive surgery scares me quite a lot. Also I don't like it when women all start looking the same."

After returning from her holiday this week, she watched Lee Mead make his debut in Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre in London on Tuesday.

She had helped choose him for the lead part as a judge on the TV series Any Dream Will Do.

Her return to form is timely, as she is expected to bare all for a leading role in an upcoming BBC adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes, renamed The Empress's New Clothes.

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