Denise Welch claims she’s mistaken for Oscar winning Hollywood star
DENISE WELCH is still only 65 years old – something she is keen we all remember after revealing she was once mistaken for octogenarian Dame Judi Dench.
The actress and presenter, who is appearing in the Loose Women: Live tour, was at the London Palladium show this week and said that she often gets mistaken for other celebrities.
She told the audience: “This must happen to me at least twice a week.
“The other thing is, who I get mistaken for.
“I’m sitting outside a bar in Soho having a coffee last year, and this guy comes up to me and he went, ‘You’re Judi Dench”.
“I love Judi Dench but she’s 88.
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“So my son on the phone went, ‘Oh my god mam, have you just been mistaken for Judi Dench?’.”
Actress Denise previously opened up about her two-stone weight loss, revealing she'd put on weight after giving up alcohol.
She said: "Celebrating nine years as the ambassador for @lighterlife."
"When I gave up drinking 10 yrs ago I gained a sweet tooth and very quickly one addiction was in danger of being replaced by another.
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"I'd put on two stone and was aware that my knees were aching and my breathing was impaired.
"With the help of @lighterlife and working with a mentor, I changed my relationship with food.
"I lost two stone in two months and use those tools to this day."