DENISE Van Outen has a new boyfriend on her arm with a reality TV past – AND appeared in an iconic music video.
The TV star made her red carpet debut with property developer Jimmy Barba at the Grand Prix Ball in June 2022.
Who is Jimmy Barbara?
Denise Van Outen48† and Italian reality star and property developer Jimmy, 55, began dating shortly after they divorced from her cheating ex Eddie Boxshall in March 2022.
The pair were first spotted together at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham.
The mum-of-one is reportedly “happy” after she started seeing Jimmy, according to the Daily mail†
The couple got together after All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis introduced them.
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What is Jimmy Barbara known for?
Some fans may recognize the property developer from his reality TV past, as well as from his own music video.
Jimmy was a household name in 2010 Italy when he played in the eleventh series of Big Brother (Big Brother).
He finished in fourth place on the show – and kept the audience entertained by solving TWO romances on the show.
Jimmy got close with his co-stars Rosa Baiano and Margherita Zanatta, but the affairs didn’t last for the outside world.
Instead, Jimmy embarked on a short-lived music career, releasing three pop singles between 2012 and 2013 – which failed to make the charts.
He then left showbiz to become a property developer but became associated with other British female celebs.
In 2019 he joked with singer Cheryl On Twitter that he would “be her Valentine” after the Fight For This Love star contacted him.
“Do you want to be my valentine?!” she wrote Jimmy in a tweet, to which he simply replied, “Yep
He then gushed about Sky Sports star Laura Woods as “beautiful” – alongside a kissing emoji – after she posted a selfie.
Who did Denise Van Outen date?
Denise was with commodities trader Eddie Boxshall from 2014 to 2022, but they broke up when he relented other women messages†
Before Eddie, Denise was married to actor and singer Lee Mead†
They met when she was a judge on BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do in 2007.
The couple announced their engagement in January 2009 and married in April 2009 in the Seychelles.
Their daughter Betsy was born on May 1, 2010.
However, in July 2013, Lee and Denise went their separate ways.
In the 1990s, Denise was in a relationship with Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay.