Denise Van Outen Quotes

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

I’ve never been on a fad diet.

I’d got to that age when I was out on a date with a guy and I would be thinking: Don’t mention your age, don’t mention that you want a child – because they would just run out the door.

In LA, I live on sushi or salad.

It wasn’t through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me.

I mean, I’m lucky because I’ve slimmed down, but the last thing I was thinking about was losing weight.

Much as I loved doing ‘The Big Breakfast,’ it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on.

I used to spend all my school holidays cycling around, so all this training has made me feel like a kid again.

Men pretend they don’t like to be nagged, but they love it, really. It makes them feel wanted.

At weekends, I’ve been going on long but steady-paced four-and-a-half-hour bike rides.

Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It’s a completely different world.

Like a typical Gemini I’m changeable, I can be two different types of people. I can be very outgoing, but sometimes very shy.

Young girls look to me as a role model and think I crash diet to keep slim. That’s not true, I always eat properly.

About four or five weeks after it was publicly announced I was no longer breastfeeding, I got a letter from the NHS saying they were being supportive of me, but basically, they were very disappointed I’d stopped.

I don’t know what I would do without my smartphone as I am on the go all day.

If you try to breastfeed and it’s not working, then you don’t feel particularly good about yourself.

I do like my breasts. They’re great, so much fun. You can do what you like with them.

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams’ wedding.

I did the Kilimanjaro climb a few years ago, then the six-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru so this bike ride to raise money for Great Ormond Street seemed like the next big challenge.