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Friday, February 19, 2010

Denise Van Outen proves she's 'not ill, just having a baby' with radiant turn on catwalk for Haiti charity fashion event

By Sara Nathan and Simon Cable

Grecian beauty: Expectant mum Denise Van Outen taking part in the Fashion For Relief Haiti show last night


She angrily slammed the BBC who she believed had dropped her from a judging job for being pregnant.

And last night, Denise Van Outen hit back and proved that being six-months pregnant is not a hindrance as she strutted her stuff down the catwalk.

The TV presenter, 35, looked radiant, glowing and healthy as she took part in the Fashion For Relief Haiti show at Somerset House in London.

She looked like a goddess in a long flowing cream Jasmine Di Milo gown, beaming at the crowd and the cameras as she sashayed down the runway.

And despite being among world-famous supermodels, Hollywood actresses and the Prime Minister's wife, Denise drew one of the night's biggest cheers as she stepped into the spotlight in the gorgeous Grecian-style dress.

She was later joined by good friend and actress Amanda Holden as they walked arm-in-arm down the catwalk at the end of the show, modelling the Vivienne Westwood charity T-shirt.


Proud mum-to-be: Denise cradles her bump as she smiles for the cameras

And she certainly proved her point that there is no reason why she shouldn't be working even though she is heavily pregnant.

It emerged this week that Denise has been dropped as one of the judges on Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest talent show to choose a new Dorothy for The Wizard of Oz.

She had previously sat alongside Lord Lloyd-Webber on his hit shows Any Dream Will Do and How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?


Fashion friends: Denise and actress Amanda Holden at last night's event

Although the BBC denied that her pregnancy was a factor in their decision, Denise told the Daily Mail that senior BBC producers had informed her she would not be brought back as a judge on Over The Rainbow because she was expecting

source: dailymail