Denise Van Outen is reportedly back in contact with ex Jay Kay - who she was engaged to 21 years ago - after her break-up from fiance Eddie Boxshall.
The 47-year-old famously dated the Jamiroquai frontman for three years over two decades ago, with the pair eventually splitting in 2001.
Singer Jay used Denise and their fiery relationship as inspiration for his band's hit single 'Little L' in the early noughties.
A source told The Sun : "Denise and Jay have been speaking again and it has been good for both of them to have that connection."
They added that their split was "very painful" but that a lot of water has passed under the bridge.
It comes after Denise revealed in her new autobiography that her cheating ex Eddie took her phone and blocked a woman he had been sexting, so she couldn't tell her about his secret messages
She was left heartbroken as she dumped him in January after discovering he had been sending x-rated messages to other women behind her back.
"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 A Bit Of Me: From Basildon To Broadway And Back.
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 also reveals how she began dating Jay, 52, after an incredibly flirty GQ interview.
“I’ve always loved an innuendo and some of mine weren’t exactly subtle," she said. "I remember Jay’s jaw falling open in shock at some of the things I said.”
