Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen's powerful chemistry was one of the main reasons so many tuned into The Big Breakfast.
Encapsulating the matey lad culture of the '90s, the couple bantered and flirted their way through the mornings in a riot of laughter.
The iconic pairing almost didn't happen. Denise, then 23, had been brought on as a traffic and travel presenter but was covering for host Sharron Davies in September 1997 while Johnny stood in for Rick Adams.
