#me

About four or five weeks after it was publicly announced I was no longer breastfeeding, I got a letter from the NHS saying they were being supportive of me, but basically, they were very disappointed I'd stopped. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#after #announced #basically #being #disappointed

I did the Kilimanjaro climb a few years ago, then the six-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru so this bike ride to raise money for Great Ormond Street seemed like the next big challenge. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#big #big challenge #bike #challenge #climb

I used to spend all my school holidays cycling around, so all this training has made me feel like a kid again. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#around #cycling #feel #holidays #i

I'd got to that age when I was out on a date with a guy and I would be thinking: Don't mention your age, don't mention that you want a child - because they would just run out the door. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#because #child #date #door #got

It wasn't through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#choice #i #me #mum #never

Men pretend they don't like to be nagged, but they love it, really. It makes them feel wanted. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#like #love #makes #men #pretend

Much as I loved doing 'The Big Breakfast,' it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#automatic #became #big #brain #breakfast

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#along #better #biggest #came #changed

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour. ↗

— Ovid

#comes #everything #gradually #hour

Now I look back and think if I'd spent more time enjoying myself instead of crying into my pillow over men, my 20s would have been fabulous! ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#been #crying #enjoying #fabulous #i