Celebrity Gogglebox star Denise Van Outen has gone public with her new boyfriend Jimmy Barba following her split from Eddie Boxshall earlier this year.
The TV star made a red carpet debut with her new beau at the 12th annual Grand Prix Ball last night (June 29).
She was reportedly introduced to the property developer by a mutual friend, All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis (via The Mirror).
Outen looked stunning in a gold sequin gown, while Barba opted for a dashing black tux as they walked the carpet, clearly smitten with one another.
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This is Outen's first public appearance with another man since her seven-year relationship with Boxshall ended in January.
The former Dancing on Ice star opened up about the split in her book, A Bit of Me: From Basildon to Broadway and Back, recounting the moment she discovered flirty messages to three separate women on Boxshall's iPad.
"Among photos was a screenshot... of a woman's breasts – and they definitely weren't mine!" she wrote. "Also, there was a flirty text exchange between Eddie and this woman, which, of course, set off alarm bells."
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Boxshall confirmed this as the reason for their break-up, saying: "I hurt Denise, I broke her trust and I'm deeply sorry. I'm sitting here to say I hold my hands up to what I've done wrong. I deeply regret that I sent those messages."
The pair often appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox together, but with the Channel 4 show's return earlier this month, Outen instead drafted in her friend, singer and actor Duncan James.
"The reason Gogglebox works so well is that it's so fly-on-the-wall – that you have to see the authenticity in friendships and relationships. Duncan and I just felt like the perfect fit," she said at the time.
Celebrity Gogglebox airs on Friday nights at 9pm on Channel 4.
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