Denise Van Outen's ex Eddie Boxshall has reportedly grown close to his business partner, who is a "shoulder to cry on" following their split.
Gogglebox stars Denise and Eddie broke up in January after she discovered he was sending x-rated messages to other women behind her back.
Since they parted ways, the DJ has been turning to Julia Pinkney, 47, for support - but it's claimed the pair are getting close as they were pictured leaving a pub in Chelmsford together.
In snaps from last month, the pair were spotted climbing into a taxi after Eddie performed at the venue.
Eddie and Julia sometimes comment on each other's social media posts.
In an Instagram post Julia uploaded last year as she downed a bottle of Champagne in a hot tub while watching England in the Euros. Eddie left a comment saying: "That's one way to do it!"
Dense recently released a book titled A Bit Of Me: From Basildon To Broadway And Back, which details the pair's split.
And Eddie has already thrown a jibe at her autobiography and gave 'tips' on how to sell it.
Taking aim at the book, Eddie took to his social media to share a cover of a book cover that read: "How your book sells itself... 10 ways your book is your ultimate marketing tool."
He captioned the post: "First way of 10: By being really interesting read and not needing any PR!!"
In the star's book, she revealed that her cheating ex previously took her phone in order to block a woman he had been sexting.
She opened up about how she tried to reach out to a woman who shared "sexual" conversations with Eddie, but her Instagram account had been blocked when she searched for her.
The Gogglebox star was left puzzled as she had not blocked the woman.
"I quickly found the woman's profile by her screen name, only to discover I'd previously blocked her on my Instagram account - which struck me as odd," Denise penned in her new book.
Mum-of-one Denise continued: "This was a woman I didn't know, who'd clearly had an online connection with my boyfriend.
"Why would I have blocked her from my Instagram account.
"Straight away, I unblocked her and sent her a message saying how she knew Eddie.
"She suggested that Eddie had probably gone into my phone and blocked her so she couldn't message me."
Denise then details Eddie's conversations with 'Tracy' - who he eventually ghosted.
The star added in her book: "Her name was Tracy and she has apparently spoken to Eddie over FaceTime and text for a long period - often from our home and sometimes from my flat in Hampstead, which she seemed to think was his.
"They'd never met in person, but she said the conversations had become sexual in nature reasonably quickly - some of the stuff I found on the phone seemed to support that.
"However she was upset with Eddie because he'd apparently ghosted her."
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