Denise Van Outen and Eddie Boxshall split in January (Picture: Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Denise Van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall says the pair haven’t spoken since their split, but has insisted there’s no ‘animosity’ amid her new romance.
Eddie and Denise split in January after a seven-year relationship and the star has now moved on with new boyfriend Jimmy Barba.
Eddie, who has previously stayed fairly quiet on the split, has now said: ‘You know any break-up’s hard, for whatever reason, and it makes it worse, you know, certain things get printed in the press. And there’s two sides to every story.’
He added to The Sun: ‘There is no animosity. Life goes on, The world carries on going round. She’s happy. I’m really happy she’s moved on. And I wish [her] all the love and luck in the world.’
He went on to say that he’s yet to date anyone else, and has been focusing on his career.
In January this year, Denise announced that she had broken up with Eddie, saying in a statement: ‘Over the past couple of months, there has been much speculation regarding my relationship with Eddie. It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple.’
Denise and Jimmy made their red carpet debut in June (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
She continued: ‘I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship. I will always treasure the good times we spent together, and the memories made.’
However, it wasn’t the most amicable split. The Gogglebox stars went their separate ways after Eddie was found to be sending sexually explicit messages to other women.
Denise announced her split from Eddie, saying: ‘I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship’ (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
City trader Eddie first remained tight-lipped but later admitted to the messages, however he insisted it happened only one time after he had been drinking, and claimed other photos of women on his iPad were entirely innocent.
‘I hurt Denise, I broke her trust and I’m deeply sorry. I’m sitting here to say I hold my hands up to what I’ve done wrong,’ Eddie told The Sun On Sunday in May.
‘I deeply regret that I sent those messages.’
Eddie said he has ‘tried to apologise’ to Denise and sent her countless text messages and emails, adding that he’s ‘embarrassed and I’m ashamed’.
Denise went public with her new man, property developer Jimmy, in June, sharing the red carpet with him at the lavish Grand Prix Ball in London.
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Denise Van Outen for comment.
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