Denise Van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall posts cryptic message after she dumps him
TV star Denise Van Outen's ex has posted a cryptic message about "negative energy" in the wake of their break-up.
Telly and stage star Denise, 47, ditched Eddie Boxshall in December after discovering he'd been dating and having phone sex with other women.
However, Eddie appeared to hit out at their seven-year relationship for a second time in a new Instagram story, sharing a photo from the gym and writing: "A much needed weights session!
"Clearing my mind of negative energy."
He also shared a note that said: "The secret to change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
Just weeks ago he wrote on the social media site: "I'd rather be alone than be with someone who makes me feel lonely."
It comes after Denise admitted to "not giving enough" to their relationship and flirting more at work than she did at home.
She said on their Before We Say I Do early last year: "I'm very aware of me putting us in situations where I'm not giving enough. I'm not as affectionate as I should be and I feel like I've lost my way a little bit within the relationship.
"It's a good relationship but I think it could be better if we take the time to discuss what is bothering us about each other so we can move forward."
The devastated singer and actress asked Eddie to leave the home where they are regularly seen on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox after learning of his infidelity.
A source told The Sun: “It’s the very last thing she expected to happen. She thought this was for ever — but while she has been out at work he’s been sat in her home betraying her trust.”
Denise was planning to tie the knot this year with Eddie.
But she asked him to leave their home after discovering he had been swapping raunchy messages and calls with women he met online and hooking up with another for secret dates.
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A source close to the couple, who had been together for seven years, said: “Denise is both furiously angry and utterly heartbroken. It’s the very last thing she expected to happen after she had been so happy with Eddie.
“She thought this was for ever. But while she has been out at work he’s been sat in her home betraying her trust.”
The source said devastated Denise, mum to daughter Betsy, 11, from her marriage to Lee Mead, can see no future with Eddie, who has two grown-up children from a previous relationship.
They went on: “Their families are close, and they get on great with each other’s children. But the trust is totally shattered and she just doesn’t see a way back for their relationship.
“Eddie has moved out to stay with a friend nearby and he’s admitted to some of it already after being pushed for some answers. But Denise is determined to move on with her life.
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“She’s angry and upset but she’s always worked hard to support herself and stand on her own two feet, so that’s what she’s determined to do again.”
Denise first began to suspect Eddie may have been unfaithful when industry rumours began to circulate about his closeness to other women. After being asked about the allegations by The Sun, she confronted him and was shocked to learn the full extent of his behaviour.
