DENISE van Outen has admitted she once arranged a secret date with Formula 1 legend Eddie Irvine. The telly star, 47, said the 56-year-old motorsports champ began pestering her for a date several years ago, so she eventually relented.
But unbeknown to Eddie, it was all part of an April Fools' Day trick schemed up by Denise, because "he just thought every woman he met fancied him".
Speaking on C4's Steph's Packed Lunch, newly-single Denise even admitted she sent a friend to the restaurant just to see if he turned up - and he did.
Denise confessed: "There was this very famous Formula 1 driver...this was a few years ago. Should I name him? Eddie Irvine. "He was a bit of a one with the ladies and just thought that every woman he met fancied him. "He kept asking me out when I lived in Los Angeles and I thought, 'I'm just going to pretend that I'm going to meet him for a date'." Denise then explained that Eddie was living in New York at the time and didn't realise she was miles away in LA, adding: "I know, this is actually really quite naughty!" She continued: "He booked a restaurant and I said, 'Yeah, I'll be there...' "I had a friend who was living in New York and I said, 'Please, please just go to the restaurant just so I know he's there'.
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