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Daily Mirror
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Katie Wilson

Denise Van Outen turned down Strictly Come Dancing host role before it went to Tess Daly

Denise van Outen has revealed she turned down a job as Strictly Come Dancing host before it was given to Tess Daly.

The 48-year-old TV presenter said her late friend Bruce Forsyth wanted her to be his sidekick when the show first launched back in 2004.

But when Bruce told her the format of the hit BBC celebrity dance show, Denise thought it “sounded boring”.

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