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Denise Van Outen would be scared to become famous now over 'scary' cancel culture
Denise Van Outen has said she is glad she found fame before the rise of “scary” cancel culture.She hit the big time fronting The Big Breakfast in the 90s alongside Johnny Vaughan.But she admitted she would have been terrified if there had been social media and online trolls at the time.Denise, 47, said: "We’ve all witnessed the celebrities, actors, politicians, and sportsmen and sportswomen who’ve voiced an opinion on their Facebook page or Twitter, misjudged or otherwise, and have then been publicly hung out to dry for it."One wrong move, and all of a sudden they’re the worst person in the world. Cancelled! Now that’s scary."Back then, I tried to push those niggling thoughts to one side and just enjoy the ride."When all was said and done, I was doing what I’d always wanted to do, and I was having the time of my life doing it."In her new book A Bit Of Me, Denise said becoming a household name was a shock to the system.She explained: "There was something that felt very different about all this.