Denise van Outen is an English actress, singer, dancer and presenter. She is best known for presenting The Big Breakfast, for playing Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago both in the West End and on Broadway and for finishing as runner-up in the tenth series of the BBC One dancing show Strictly Come Dancing.

She was a judge on Any Dream Will Do in 2007, Born to Shine in 2011 and from 2018 she will be a judge on Ireland’s Got Talent. van Outen also narrates the ITVBe reality television series The Only Way Is Essex.