Gogglebox bosses have reportedly replaced Denise Van Outen 's ex-boyfriend Eddie Boxshall with her close pal Duncan James.
Denise had previously taken part in the Channel 4 reality series alongside Eddie, 48, and the pair proved to be a hit with viewers.
However, earlier this year, the star penned a short statement confirming she and Eddie were over after seven years together.
She was "heartbroken" after finding out that he had messages and pictures from other women on his iPad.
And now, it looks like Denise will reportedly return to Gogglebox with none other than Blue singer Duncan.
"Denise and Duncan have been pals since they both shot to fame in the late Nineties and he has been helping her through her painful break-up this year," the source claimed to The Sun.
They said the close friends have the 'perfect chemistry' to win over fans while they joke around on the show.
Mirror have contacted Channel 4 and the duo's representatives for comment.
Duncan and Denise recently appeared on stage at popular London nightspot, Proud, together.
Denise recently opened up about the worst part of splitting with Eddie earlier this year.
She said the worst part was telling her 12-year-old daughter that her relationship with him was over for good.
The TV star shares Betsy, 12, with her former flame and Holby City star Lee Mead, 40.
Having to tell Betsy that it was all over 'tore' Denise apart as she explained that her daughter burst into tears upon hearing the sad news.
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"It tore me apart watching her cry while I tried to make her understand," Denise recently told OK! Magazine.
"I've got too much self-respect and I just can't live that. I felt like, in a few selfish moments, he'd ruined it.
"I couldn't imagine it ever feeling the same."
Denise and Eddie started dating back in 2014 and soon went on to become a power couple, appearing on Gogglebox a number of times, and later became a huge hit with viewers of the Channel 4 reality programme.
It was on January 7, 2022, that the news of the couple's split broke, with Denise confirming the break-up on social media.
She did so by sharing a sombre black and white snap of herself walking her dogs on the beach.
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