Denise Van Outen "has her sparkle back" following her new romance, according to her good friend Duncan James. The 44-year-old Blue member has been close friends with The Only Way Is Essex voice over star Denise, from Basildon, for a number of years. The two have worked together on various projects, with Duncan even stepping in to replace Denise's parter Eddie Boxshall on Celebrity Gogglebox following their split at the end of the year.