Denise van Outen, 47, has revealed her thoughts on being a celebrity nowadays, along with the risks of being “cancelled” by fans. The actress and presenter also admitted she enjoyed the “ride” to fame, as she had always aspired to a career in the spotlight.

The Celebrity Gogglebox star said: “We’ve all witnessed the celebrities, actors, politicians, and sportsmen and sportswomen who’ve voiced an opinion on their Facebook page or Twitter, misjudged or otherwise, and have then been publicly hung out to dry for it.

“One wrong move, and all of a sudden they’re the worst person in the world. Cancelled! Now that’s scary.”

She continued to dailystar.co.uk: “Back then, I tried to push those niggling thoughts to one side and just enjoy the ride.”

Denise has come a long way since her early days in show business and has even released an autobiography, entitled A Bit of Me.

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The presenter added: “Now this must have been a messy, messy process because you’d already written the book.”

Denise explained: “Yeah. I think it was the toughest thing for me. I mean, the book is very upbeat, because I’ve had a lot of incredible work experiences.

“And I cover a lot of the 90s – you know, all the hedonistic days, it’s all in there.

“But the book was supposed to come out last November and actually just as it was about to come out I found out everything that had been going on [with Eddie].