Denise Van Outen said she is 'really proud of herself' for 'walking away' following her split from fiancé Eddie Boxshall.
The Celebrity Gogglebox star, 47, said she 'doesn't like being taken advantage of' as she opened up about her personal life. In January, Denise announced she and Eddie had split after seven years t ogether.
At the time she said: "It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple. I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship."
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Denise had remained silent on the subject but broke her silence on Tuesday. Speaking on Radio 2, Denise stressed the importance for women 'to have self-worth and self-respect.'.
She said: “The one thing I’m really proud of myself for is I do know when to walk away and I don’t like to be taken advantage of.
“Sometimes it’s been to the detriment of my own career or in my own relationships, but I just feel like it’s really important as a woman to have self-worth and self-respect.
“I’ve always tried to maintain that in anything that I do in life, generally. More so now as a mother because I feel like I’m a role model and I’ve got to set an example.”
Denise is mum to daughter Betsy, 11, from her marriage to fellow musical theatre star Lee Mead, while Eddie has two grown-up children from a previous relationship.
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